Noun: squabble skwó-bul
- A quarrel about petty points
"The siblings' constant squabble over who would sit in the front seat irritated their parents";
- bicker, bickering, spat [informal], tiff [informal], pettifoggery, fuss, brannigan [US, informal]
- Argue over petty things
"Let's not squabble over pennies";
- quibble, niggle, pettifog [archaic], bicker, brabble [archaic]
Derived forms: squabbled, squabbles, squabbling
Type of: argue, barney [Brit, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], bust-up [informal], contend, debate, ding-dong [Brit, informal], dustup [informal], dust-up, fence, quarrel, row[2], run-in [informal], slanging match [Brit, informal], words, wrangle
Encyclopedia: Squabble