Synonyms for squabble
ˈskwɒb əlsquab·ble

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1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussverb

   a quarrel about petty points

   Synonyms:
   dither, pettifoggery, hustle, flap, bicker, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bother, ado, tizzy, bustle, pother, gaiter, trouble, spat, fuss, bickering

2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabbleverb

   argue over petty things

   "Let's not quibble over pennies"

   Synonyms:
   niggle, quibble, fuss, pettifog, fret, brabble, bicker

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1. squabbleverb

   Synonyms:
   quarrel, wrangle, dispute, contend, fight, jangle, TIFF

2. squabblenoun

   Synonyms:
   brawl, wrangle, dispute, petty quarrel

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1. squabblenoun

   Synonyms:
   wrangle, dispute, altercation, quarrel

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1. List of paraphrases for "squabble":

   squabbling, bickering, wrangling, quibbling

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1. Eric Tanenblatt:

   When you're a secretary of state in a state and all of the sudden you become a nationally known figure in a squabble with the President of the United States, that doesn't put you in a positive light.

2. Marie Waldron:

   Californians in fire areas have lost everything, they should not be victimized again because of a political squabble.

3. Winston Churchill:

   The eagle has ceased to scream, but the parrots will now begin to chatter. The war of the giants is over and the pigmies will now start to squabble.

4. Jeffrey McCall:

   The establishment media seems unwilling to investigate the story from the standpoint of international relations, but finds it easier to look at gas lines and gas prices, while it is true that there are other news items taking space in the news agenda, this cyberattack has many high impact implications that are missing from the reporting thus far. The media seem more interested in the GOP squabble over Liz Cheney, for example, than this more impactful cyberattack story.

5. State John Kerry:

   You can squabble maybe with the choice of words.