Synonyms for squabbling
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skwob-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskwɒb əl |
Top 10 synonyms for squabbling Other synonyms for the word squabbling
Définition of squabbling
Origin :- c.1600, probably of imitative origin (cf. dialectal Swedish skvabbel "quarrel," dialectal German schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb is recorded from c.1600.
- verb argue
- And there were the dogs, ever squabbling and bickering, bursting into uproars and creating confusions.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- They've no business to be squabbling when the Prussians are at hand!
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- Drunkards were already installed in the wineshops, squabbling and gesticulating.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- The girls were squabbling up in their room when his card was handed them.
- Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
- So, after some squabbling and arrangement, they agreed to share our supper with us in peace.
- Extract from : « Byeways in Palestine » by James Finn
- The stir, the jostling, the squabbling of social life, are all her own.
- Extract from : « Modern Women and What is Said of Them » by Anonymous
- Some time was spent among the porters in squabbling, and arranging their packs.
- Extract from : « Great African Travellers » by W.H.G. Kingston
- When I'm washing the dogs, they forget I'm there, especially if they're squabbling at all.
- Extract from : « Double Harness » by Anthony Hope
- Flies in thousands, squabbling for his blood, and no one to beat them off.
- Extract from : « The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere » by Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart
- After a good deal of squabbling,” said my aunt, “I got him; and he has been here ever since.
- Extract from : « The Personal History of David Copperfield » by Charles Dickens
Antonyms for squabbling
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