squabble

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. squab·ble [squabble squabbles squabbled squabbling] BrE [ˈskwɒbl] NAmE [ˈskwɑːbl] verb intransitive ~ (with sb) (about/over sth)
to argue noisily about sth that is not very important
Syn: ↑bicker
•My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: probably imitative; compare with Swedish dialect skvabbel ‘a dispute’.

Example Bank:
•Will you two stop squabbling!


Example Bank:
•a squabble with her publisher over royalties
•squabbles about money
 
▪ II. squab·ble noun
•family squabbles
•There were endless squabbles over who should sit where.
•The party is split by internal squabbles.
Main entry: ↑squabble_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, pettifoggery, fuss, quibble, niggle, pettifog, brabble