[ UK /skwˈɒbə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈskwɑbəɫ/ ]
VERB
  1. argue over petty things
    Let's not quibble over pennies
NOUN
  1. a quarrel about petty points
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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.
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