: a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
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Noun
frightened by noise of the squabble, the cat hid under the couch
Verb
The children were squabbling over the toys.
the children squabbled loudly over who got to play with the toy first
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Following the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, family squabbles were increasingly common as parents wouldn’t let others come and visit their babies without being fully vaccinated.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
As Shannon leaves, Vicki and Tamra are squabbling like two parents with conflicting ideas of what their kid needs.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
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Noun
However, as became evident about 30 minutes into the debate, that hot topic led to the one squabble of the night between 40-year-old Vance and CBS’ O’Donnell and Brennan, as the candidates’ microphones had been silenced.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Following the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, family squabbles were increasingly common as parents wouldn’t let others come and visit their babies without being fully vaccinated.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Harlin squabbled a lot, including with the producer David Nichols, who quit, as did the art director, Wolf Kroeger.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
As Shannon leaves, Vicki and Tamra are squabbling like two parents with conflicting ideas of what their kid needs.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Squabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squabble. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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squabble
1 of 2 noun
squab·ble
ˈskwäb-əl 
: a noisy quarrel usually over unimportant things
squabble
2 of 2 verb
squabbled; squabbling
ˈskwäb-(ə-)liŋ
: to quarrel noisily for little or no reason : wrangle
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