squabble
noun
[ ˈskwɒb(ə)l ]
• a noisy quarrel about something trivial.
• "family squabbles"
Similar:
quarrel,
row,
argument,
fight,
contretemps,
disagreement,
difference of opinion,
dissension,
falling-out,
dispute,
disputation,
contention,
clash,
altercation,
shouting match,
exchange,
war of words,
tussle,
conflict,
fracas,
affray,
wrangle,
tangle,
passage of/at arms,
battle royal,
donnybrook,
tiff,
set-to,
run-in,
shindig,
shindy,
stand-up,
spat,
scrap,
dust-up,
barney,
slanging match,
bunfight,
ding-dong,
bust-up,
ruck,
afters,
rammy,
rhubarb,
broil,
miff,
threap,
collieshangie,
tracasserie(s),
squabble
verb
• quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.
• "the boys were squabbling over a ball"
Similar:
quarrel,
row,
argue,
bicker,
have a row/fight,
fight,
fall out,
disagree,
fail to agree,
differ,
be at odds,
have a misunderstanding,
be at variance,
have words,
dispute,
spar,
wrangle,
bandy words,
cross swords,
lock horns,
be at each other's throats,
be at loggerheads,
scrap,
go at it hammer and tongs,
argufy,
altercate,
chop logic,
threap,
Origin:
early 17th century: probably imitative; compare with Swedish dialect skvabbel ‘a dispute’.
