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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squabbled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Squabbling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute,
   skvappa to chide.]
   1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to
      scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.

   2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.

            The sense of these propositions is very plain,
            though logicians might squabble a whole day whether
            they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
                                                  --I. Watts.

   Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
        struggle.

Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. t. (Print.)
   To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are
   mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has
   been set up.

Squabble \Squab"ble\, n.
   A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.

資料來源 : WordNet®

squabble
     n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat},
          {tiff}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
     v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
         [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {brabble}]