All squabble synonyms
squabΒ·ble
S s verb squabble
- joust β a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- haggle β to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner: They spent hours haggling over the price of fish.
- chaffer β to haggle or bargain
- bicker β When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- mooted β open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- dunned β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- differ β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- horse trading β the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- kick around β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- have it out β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- fight β a battle or combat.
- hash over β a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautΓ©ed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- dunning β to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- horse-trade β to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horse-trading β to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- chaffering β Present participle of chaffer.
- altercate β to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- hashed β Simple past tense and past participle of hash.
- call on the carpet β (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
- dispute β to engage in argument or debate.
- have at β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
noun squabble
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- finisher β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- feud β fee (def 4).
- in-convenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- wrangle β to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
- kick-up β a violent disturbance or argument.
- beef β Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox.
- dissention β Misspelling of dissension.
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- gin β a female Aborigine.
- embroilment β The condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement.
- catfight β A catfight is an angry fight or quarrel, especially between women.
- misunderstanding β failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
- kickup β a violent disturbance or argument.
- ill feeling β animosity or resentment felt toward another.
- quarrel β a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- knock-down-drag-out β marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
- altercation β An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- bone to pick β (usually with with) An item of disagreement to complain about or resolve.
- fracas β a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
- disagreement β the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.