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squabbling

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squab·ble  (skwbl)
intr.v. squab·bled, squab·bling, squab·bles
To engage in a disagreeable argument, usually over a trivial matter; wrangle. See Synonyms at argue.
n.
A noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
squabbler n.
Translations
squabbling [ˈskwɒblɪŋ] N → riñas fpl, peleas fpl, pleitos mpl (esp LAm)
squabbling [ˈskwɒbəlɪŋ] n (between neighbours, family) → chamailleries fpl
political squabbling → des querelles politiciennes
squabbling
n → Zankerei f, → Streiterei f
squabbling [ˈskwɒblɪŋ] n → bisticci mpl
stop that squabbling, you two! → smettetela di bisticciare voi due!
squabbling [ˈskwɒblɪŋ] n → bisticci mpl
stop that squabbling, you two! → smettetela di bisticciare voi due!


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Crows and Blackfeet squabbling - as usual - but no outbreaks, and settlers feeling fairly easy.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
An idea may be formed from the scenes we have already given of conviviality in the wilderness, of the manner in which these game birds were received by those of their feather in the camp; what feasting, what revelling, what boasting, what bragging, what ranting and roaring, and racing and gambling, and squabbling and fighting, ensued among these boon companions.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
In no other cave was there so much squabbling and bickering.
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