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UK
/skwˈɒbəl/
]
[ US /ˈskwɑbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈskwɑbəɫ/ ]
VERB
-
argue over petty things
Let's not quibble over pennies
NOUN
- a quarrel about petty points
How To Use squabble In A Sentence
- For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300. Epic Struggle: Fans Fight to Revive an Oar-Powered Greek Warship
- 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.
- It's amazing how one strong and loving personality can keep all the petty squabbles in check.
- On his way to a house-sitting gig in Beverly Hills courtesy of his sister, played the equally ill-used Kaley Cuoco, Fred's car hits E.B. So they meet cute, then squabble continually for an hour before actually bonding. Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Hop
- Before the convention, Republicans squabbled over the perennially hot-button abortion issue.
- The squabbles of government will always make for easy copy. Times, Sunday Times
- It has descended into an unseemly squabble. Times, Sunday Times
- They should look towards a bolder future, not dribbling their energy away on old squabbles. Times, Sunday Times
- The revolutionary intelligentsia seemed doomed to doctrinaire squabbles over increasingly irrelevant issues.
- Before the convention, Republicans squabbled over the perennially hot-button abortion issue.