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Definition: Squabble |
SquabbleNoun1. Petty quarrel. Verb1. Argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "squabble" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1604. (references) |
Synonyms: SquabbleSynonyms: bickering (n), fuss (n), spat (n), tiff (n), bicker (v), brabble (v), niggle (v), pettifog (v), quibble (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Discord | Quarrel, dispute, tiff, tracasserie, squabble, altercation, barney, demel_, snarl, spat, towrow, words, high words; wrangling; Verb: jangle, brabble, cross questions and crooked answers, snip-snap; family jars. |
Fall out, quarrel, dispute; litigate; controvert; (deny); squabble, wrangle, jangle, brangle, bicker, nag; spar; (contend); have words; n. with; fall foul of. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Squabble |
| English words defined with "squabble": Bobbery, Brangle ♦ Squabbled, Squabbling. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "squabble": fractious. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Honeymoon Squabble (1926) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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 | Doctor Syntax, in the middle of a smoaking hot political squabble, wishes to whet his whistle / Rowlandson del. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Sign in front of mountaineer's home announcing the end of the dispute or feud with one of his neighbors. Up Squabble Creek, near Buckhorn, Kentucky. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mountaineers "raise" coal in their own backyard for home use. Up Squabble Creek, near Buckhorn, Kentucky. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Squabble" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 52.73% of the time. "Squabble" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 52.73% | 29 | 64,444 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 29.09% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 18.18% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 55 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
squabble | 22 |
dyshon squabble | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "squabble"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zënkë (contention, contest, jar, ruction, scrap, slanging match, spat, tiff, upset), grindje (altercation, bickering, blowup, bobbery, brawl, breach, breeze, broil, contention, contest, disagreement, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, feud, fight, fray, friction, jar, quarrel, strife, variance, wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | محب للخصام (cantankerous, quarrelsome), مشاجر, مشادة (altercation, brabble, wrangle), تنازع (argue, dispute, spar), تجادل (argue, debate, dispute, quarrel, wrangle), تشاجر (brawl, broil, come to blows, fraying, hassle, jangle, quarrel, row, rumble, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, set to, spat), عدواني (aggressive, cantankerous, offensive, petulant, quarrelsome, truculent), خصام (argument, contention, contest, contestation, dispute, quarrel, row, ruction, war), شجار (affray, altercation, bicker, brawl, breeze, broil, controversy, fight, fracas, melee, miff, muss, quarrel, row, rowdiness, ruck, ruction, rumble, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, set to, shindy, slugfest, squall, tiff). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | счепкване (bout, grapple, mix in, muss, scrap), карам се (altercate, brabble, brawl, call down, disagree, jangle, quarrel, row, scold, spat, wrangle), дърля се (argue back, jangle, jar, spat, wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 拌嘴 (bicker, quarrel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vadit se, pře (argument, plea), hašteřit se (altercate, argue, Bicker), hašteření (tiff), hádka (altercation, argument, brawl, brush, bust up, ding-dong, dispute, fight, hassle, quarrel, row, scrap, set to, skirmish, strife, wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bekvechten (wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kunbekiĝi (wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نزامختصر, ستیزه کردن (Bicker, Contend, Contest, Militate, Quarrel), ستیزه (Conflict, Contention, Controversy, Disputation, Dispute, Melee, Quarrel, Strife), جرووبحث کردن , دادوبیداد (Brawl, Broil, Jangle, Rampage, Riot, Scrimmage, Uproar, Wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | torata (bicker, quarrel), torailla (bicker, quarrel), tora (quarrel, wrangle), riita (controversy, disagreement, dispute, feud, quarrel, row, wrangle), riidellä (bicker, have a row, quarrel, wrangle), kina (wrangle), jupakka (altercation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | se quereller, se disputer, se chamailler, querelle (squall), dispute (squall), chamaillerie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zanken (Bicker, brawl, quarrel, row, to bicker, to quarrel, to scold, to squabble), kabbeln (Bicker, to squabble). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καυγάσ (altercation, brawl, bust up, contention, scramble, scuffle, wrangle), καυγαδάκι (spat), φιλονικώ (altercate, argue, dispute, jangle, quarrel, scrap, spat, wrangle), φιλονικία (altercation, brawl, broil, contention, disputation, fray, jangle, quarrel, row, ruckus, ruction, scrap, spat, wrangle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לריב (fall out, quarrel, row, strife), קטט" (affray, altercation, brawl, fight, fray, odds, quarrel, strife), ריב (conflict, contention, dispute, dissension, fight, odds, quarrel, strife). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | perpatvar (dust-up, fracas, quarrel, ruckus, tiff, unpleasantness), szóváltás (argument, hassle), pörlekedés (altercation, bickering, broil, jangle, nagging), civakodás (altercation, bickering, brabble, brawl, brawling, breeze, broil, disunion, jangle, jar, jarring, miff, quarrel, spat), civódás (bickering, chicanery, jangle, quarrel, spat, unpleasantness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mempercekikkan (dispute over, squarrel), cekcok, bercekcok (bicket, fall out), berbabil. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | litigio (jar, quarrel, wrangle), litigare (argue, Bicker, brawl, fight, have a row, jar, litigate, quarrel, row, spar), bisticcio (Bicker, quarrel, scrap, tiff), bisticciare (Bicker, quarrel, scrap), battibecco (bickering, hassle, miff, spat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | troiddey (altercate, altercation, berate, bicker, chide, chiding, dress down, dressing down, jaw, jaw scolding, mud-slinging, nag, nagging, objurgate, objurgation, quarrel, quarrelling, rate, row; squabbling, scold, scolding, set to, telling off, wigging), streeu (altercate; striving, altercation, conflict, contend, contention, contest, cope, disagree, discord, disputation, encounter, endeavour, flare up, scuffle, strife, strive, variance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | abblesquay querela (odds, wrangle), disputa (argument, contention, contest, controversy, difference, difficulty, disputation, dispute, fight, odds, quarrel, question, rivalry, scene, tilt, wrangle), contenda (bicker, contention, controversy, dispute, duel, feud, quarrel, row, scramble, scrimmage, strife, struggle, tussle), bicarreciprocamente (wrangle), beijar‐se (wrangle), bate-boca (chat, gossip, quarrel, wrangle), alteração ruidosa. (various references) sfadã (dispute, feud, quarrel), se certa (altercate, be at odds, brawl, dispute, fall foul of, fall out, go foul of, haggle, jangle, quarrel, row, run foul of, spar, wrangle), pãruialã (brawl, scrap, scuffle, tussle), hãrţuialã (brawl, harassment, wrangle), hãrţui (dragoon, harass, infest, tease, worry, wrangle), gurã (aperture, armful, Buss, chops, entrance, gab, gossip, influx, issue, jaw, kisser, lip, lips, mouth, mouthful, muzzle, orifice, pestering, plug, row, scolding, sip, speech, spout, vent), gâlcevi (altercate, argue, quarrel), certa (abuse, altercate, berate, blame, brawl, censure, chide, rag, rebuke, reprehend, reprove, row, scold, taunt), ceartã (altercation, Bicker, bobbery, brawl, breeze, broil, conflict, contention, controversy, discord, discussion, dispute, dissension, friction, jangle, loggerhead, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, scrap, set to, squall, Stour, strife, tussle, wrangle). (various references) мелкая ссора, перебранка (altercation, dustup, dust-up, hassle, high words, slanging match). (various references) duaireachas (a squabble). (various references) svađa (affray, altercation, brawl, contention, disagreement, hassle, odds, quarrel, rhubarb, spat), prepirka (altercation, contention, set to, tilt, wrangle), prepirati se (altercate, argue, bicker, litigate, take issue with, wrangle). (various references) reñir por (wrangle), reñir a (flare up, hassle, wrangle), disputa común (spat). (various references) kivas (contend, quarrel, scramble), kiv (hassle, quarrel, scramble, strife, wrangle), käbbla (quibble, wrangle). (various references) การทะเลาะกัน (tiff), ทะเลาะกัน. (various references) hırgür etmek, hırgür (brawl, quarrel), atışmak (altercate, bandy, bandy words, Bicker, have a row with, have a tiff, have words with smb., jangle, quarrel, spat), ağız kavgası etmek (bandy words, spar, spat), ağız kavgası (altercation, battle of words, bust up, quarrel, row, slanging match, spar, spat, words, wordy warfare). (various references) сварка (altercation, broil, controversy, embroilment, jangle, muss, odds, quarrel, shindy, upset), сперечатися (altercate, argue, bandy, contend, contest, dispute, jangle, thwart, wrangle). (various references) sự cãi vặt với nhau, sự cãi nhau ầm ĩ. (various references) ffrwgwd (affray, bout, brawl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "squabble": squabbled, squabbler, squabblers, squabbles. (additional references) | |
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"Squabble" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: quabble, quable, sqabble, squabbl, squabe, squable, squibble, squible. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "squabble" (pronounced skwÄ"bul) |
| 5 | -w Ä" b u l | wobble. |
| 4 | -Ä" b u l | cobble, gobble, hobble. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amble, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, assemble, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, babble, Babel, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, bramble, breakable, bubble, buildable, Bumble, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, crumble, culpable, curable, cymbal, dabble, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, Dibble, digestible, disable, disagreeable, disassemble, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, dissemble, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, Drabble, dribble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, ensemble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fumble, fungible, fusible, gable, gamble, Garble, global, Gribble, grumble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, humble, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, jumble, justifiable, kibble, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, mumble, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nibble, nimble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, nonverbal, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, preamble, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, psychobabble, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, rabble, ramble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, reassemble, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resemble, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, shamble, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, symbol, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, thimble, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, tunable, turntable, typeable, umbel, unable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unscramble, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verbal, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, wamble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-e-l-q-s-u" | |
-1 letter: baubles, bubales. | |
-2 letters: babels, babuls, basque, bauble, bubale, bubals, equals, squeal, suable, usable. | |
-3 letters: abbes, ables, abuse, babel, babes, babul, babus, bales, beaus, blabs, blase, blebs, blubs, blues, bubal, bulbs, equal, lubes, quale, sable, squab. | |
-4 letters: abbe, able, albs, ales, babe, babu, bale, bals, base, beau, bels, blab, blae, bleb, blub, blue, bubs, bulb. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-e-l-q-s-u" | |
+1 letter: squabbled, squabbler, squabbles. | |
+2 letters: squabblers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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