Category:Squabble

Squab"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling.] Etym: [cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to Chide.]

1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to Struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.

2. To debate peevishly; to dispute. The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might Squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or Affirmative. I. Watts.

Syn. -- to dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.

Squabble Squab"ble, v. t. (print.)

Defn: to disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are Mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has been Set up.

Squabble Squab"ble, n.

Defn: a scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.