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Definition of squabble in English: squabblenoun ˈskwɒb(ə)lˈskwɑbəl A noisy quarrel about something trivial. 争吵，口角 家庭争吵。 Example sentencesExamples - It's amazing how one strong and loving personality can keep all the petty squabbles in check.
- As usual Papa found a way to settle the squabble.
- It's a private squabble which no-one else is interested in.
- Yet, politics forms a large part of the family squabbles.
- The drama centres on twin sisters, Dibs Hamilton and Girlie Delaney, and the ugly squabble over who gets to inherit Allandale, the family farm.
- If you enjoy engaging in office politics or family squabbles, this is might be a much better alternative that does far less harm to others.
- Let the Times staff fight out their own professional squabbles.
- The family did get into the occasional squabble over the latest dance crazes.
- And there were more family squabbles as he fell out publicly with his brothers, sisters and father.
- He doesn't have time for his family's petty squabbles, or lounging around in bars with his mates.
- Certainly the petty political squabbles could prove embarrassing if extensively reported on.
- During a family squabble, my parents told us exactly how ‘disappointed’ they were in us.
- They were friends, and had had their share of squabbles and fights in the past, but this was different.
- I learnt that, being the eldest, any arguments and squabbles would nearly always result in a smack for me.
- As adults, we tend to think children's squabbles are unnecessary, that they are trivia blown up out of all proportion.
- Until Congress and the FDA resolve their legal squabbles, consumers are on their own.
- They're having a family squabble and want to suck in the rest of us.
- These days our squabbles have taken a more controlled and grown-up turn.
- We've survived distance, illness and family squabbles and with every challenge we overcome, we get a little closer.
- In the mid-1850s, Scott's squabbles with Secretary of War Jefferson Davis were legendary.
Synonyms quarrel, row, argument, fight, contretemps, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out, dispute, disputation, contention, clash, altercation, shouting match, exchange, war of words tussle, conflict, fracas, affray, wrangle, tangle, passage of/at arms, battle royal Irish, North American, & Australian donnybrook informal tiff, set-to, run-in, shindig, shindy, stand-up, spat, scrap, dust-up British informal barney, slanging match, bunfight, ding-dong, bust-up, ruck British informal, Football afters Scottish informal rammy North American informal rhubarb archaic broil, miff Scottish archaic threap, collieshangie French archaic tracasserie(s)
verb ˈskwɒb(ə)lˈskwɑbəl [no object]Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter. （为琐事）争吵 the boys were squabbling over a ball 这些男孩子为一个球争吵不休。 Example sentencesExamples - It's fun to watch when the candidates start arguing between themselves, squabbling like petty children.
- The parties have fought this election by issuing dire warnings, squabbling about details and calling each other names.
- The dispute spiralled as the neighbours squabbled over the boundary line running along their drive when Mr Johnson wanted to build a garage.
- They concentrated on simple, direct promises to voters, while the other parties squabbled over more esoteric issues like EU expansion.
- His reported penchant for trimming films in the editing suite has earned him the nickname Harvey Scissorhands, and he was rumoured to have squabbled furiously with Martin Scorsese over Gangs of New York.
- We'll still squabble like children, because you can't change human nature.
- Kerr and MacAveety are still squabbling about those bloody football tickets.
- We spent much of the next 20 minutes squabbling over who had the better of it.
- Though they squabbled and argued and even fought on occasion, Joe adored his brother and was delighted to see him on the road to recovery at last.
- Last month, they were said to have squabbled after Venus crashed out in the first round of the French Open and fled back to Florida, leaving her sister without a doubles partner.
- Even in the mixed teams, it's the girls that are squabbling and always having to have the last word.
- As the US took decisive action to boost its economy and stockmarkets last week by cutting interest rates further, European Union ministers squabbled among themselves - and may yet pay the price for such dithering.
- Last night the former lovers were squabbling over the origin of William's middle name, Sanders.
- Our four-year-old twins (age gap: two minutes) have fought and squabbled since they grasped the concept of owning anything.
- Britain and the United States squabbled endlessly - almost going to war at one stage - over exactly where the border between the two countries should run.
- At Monday's meeting of the Council the members originally squabbled among themselves as to whether or not to give the go-ahead.
- We already have too many boys squabbling over too many toys.
- He might have caused a storm in a teacup in the corridors of the Westminster press lobby as journalists squabbled over who had the story, whether it was attributable and who had told The Sun anyway.
- Last week, the Education Secretary was squabbling with the Deputy Prime Minister over school reforms.
- They need to stop squabbling over who is the more honest.
- Mr Milnes said New Zealanders were squabbling over tax cuts while the environment was showing signs of stress.
- One of the biggest cultural events in Manchester could be shelved due to squabbling among the organisers.
Synonyms quarrel, row, argue, bicker, have a row/fight, fight, fall out, disagree, fail to agree, differ, be at odds, have a misunderstanding, be at variance, have words, dispute, spar, wrangle, bandy words, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats, be at loggerheads informal scrap, go at it hammer and tongs, argufy archaic altercate, chop logic Scottish archaic threap
OriginEarly 17th century: probably imitative; compare with Swedish dialect skvabbel 'a dispute'. Rhymesbobble, Chernobyl, cobble, gobble, hobble, knobble, nobble, wobble Definition of squabble in US English: squabblenounˈskwɑbəlˈskwäbəl A noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial. 争吵，口角 家庭争吵。 Example sentencesExamples - It's a private squabble which no-one else is interested in.
- Let the Times staff fight out their own professional squabbles.
- They're having a family squabble and want to suck in the rest of us.
- The family did get into the occasional squabble over the latest dance crazes.
- Certainly the petty political squabbles could prove embarrassing if extensively reported on.
- During a family squabble, my parents told us exactly how ‘disappointed’ they were in us.
- Yet, politics forms a large part of the family squabbles.
- He doesn't have time for his family's petty squabbles, or lounging around in bars with his mates.
- If you enjoy engaging in office politics or family squabbles, this is might be a much better alternative that does far less harm to others.
- It's amazing how one strong and loving personality can keep all the petty squabbles in check.
- As usual Papa found a way to settle the squabble.
- Until Congress and the FDA resolve their legal squabbles, consumers are on their own.
- We've survived distance, illness and family squabbles and with every challenge we overcome, we get a little closer.
- The drama centres on twin sisters, Dibs Hamilton and Girlie Delaney, and the ugly squabble over who gets to inherit Allandale, the family farm.
- And there were more family squabbles as he fell out publicly with his brothers, sisters and father.
- As adults, we tend to think children's squabbles are unnecessary, that they are trivia blown up out of all proportion.
- These days our squabbles have taken a more controlled and grown-up turn.
- I learnt that, being the eldest, any arguments and squabbles would nearly always result in a smack for me.
- In the mid-1850s, Scott's squabbles with Secretary of War Jefferson Davis were legendary.
- They were friends, and had had their share of squabbles and fights in the past, but this was different.
Synonyms quarrel, row, argument, fight, contretemps, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out, dispute, disputation, contention, clash, altercation, shouting match, exchange, war of words
verbˈskwɑbəlˈskwäbəl [no object]Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter. （为琐事）争吵 the boys were squabbling over a ball 这些男孩子为一个球争吵不休。 Example sentencesExamples - They concentrated on simple, direct promises to voters, while the other parties squabbled over more esoteric issues like EU expansion.
- Last month, they were said to have squabbled after Venus crashed out in the first round of the French Open and fled back to Florida, leaving her sister without a doubles partner.
- Our four-year-old twins (age gap: two minutes) have fought and squabbled since they grasped the concept of owning anything.
- Last week, the Education Secretary was squabbling with the Deputy Prime Minister over school reforms.
- One of the biggest cultural events in Manchester could be shelved due to squabbling among the organisers.
- The dispute spiralled as the neighbours squabbled over the boundary line running along their drive when Mr Johnson wanted to build a garage.
- The parties have fought this election by issuing dire warnings, squabbling about details and calling each other names.
- Even in the mixed teams, it's the girls that are squabbling and always having to have the last word.
- Last night the former lovers were squabbling over the origin of William's middle name, Sanders.
- He might have caused a storm in a teacup in the corridors of the Westminster press lobby as journalists squabbled over who had the story, whether it was attributable and who had told The Sun anyway.
- Kerr and MacAveety are still squabbling about those bloody football tickets.
- Though they squabbled and argued and even fought on occasion, Joe adored his brother and was delighted to see him on the road to recovery at last.
- Britain and the United States squabbled endlessly - almost going to war at one stage - over exactly where the border between the two countries should run.
- We already have too many boys squabbling over too many toys.
- It's fun to watch when the candidates start arguing between themselves, squabbling like petty children.
- We spent much of the next 20 minutes squabbling over who had the better of it.
- His reported penchant for trimming films in the editing suite has earned him the nickname Harvey Scissorhands, and he was rumoured to have squabbled furiously with Martin Scorsese over Gangs of New York.
- We'll still squabble like children, because you can't change human nature.
- At Monday's meeting of the Council the members originally squabbled among themselves as to whether or not to give the go-ahead.
- They need to stop squabbling over who is the more honest.
- Mr Milnes said New Zealanders were squabbling over tax cuts while the environment was showing signs of stress.
- As the US took decisive action to boost its economy and stockmarkets last week by cutting interest rates further, European Union ministers squabbled among themselves - and may yet pay the price for such dithering.
Synonyms quarrel, row, argue, bicker, have a fight, have a row, fight, fall out, disagree, fail to agree, differ, be at odds, have a misunderstanding, be at variance, have words, dispute, spar, wrangle, bandy words, cross swords, lock horns, be at each other's throats, be at loggerheads
OriginEarly 17th century: probably imitative; compare with Swedish dialect skvabbel ‘a dispute’. |