Squabble - English meaning

noun

A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

Usage examples:

I had an altercation with the ticket collector

verb

Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view.

Usage examples:

Sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced

verb

To disagree esp. strongly and sometimes angrily in talking or discussing something

Usage examples:

They argued about money., i can’t argue with you about that (= i agree with you)., [ i ] they argue…

noun

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Usage examples:

I've had an argument with my father

verb

Argue about petty and trivial matters.

Usage examples:

Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce

verb

To argue about unimportant matters

Usage examples:

They were bickering over what to order and where to sit.

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

noun

A violent confrontation.

Usage examples:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

noun

Heated disagreement.

Usage examples:

The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries

noun

Disagreement resulting from opposing arguments

Usage examples:

Their refusal to sign the treaty remains a source of contention between the two countries., [ + tha…

noun

A minor dispute or disagreement.

Usage examples:

She had occasional contretemps with her staff

verb

Be unlike or dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The second set of data differed from the first

verb

To be not like something else; to be different

Usage examples:

American english and british english obviously differ in pronunciation., we may differ on what the …

verb

Have or express a different opinion.

Usage examples:

No one was willing to disagree with him

verb

To have a different opinion or be unable to agree

Usage examples:

I disagree with you about that., most scientists agree there is a risk, but disagree over the exact…

verb

To not have the same opinion, idea, etc. as someone or to not agree with them

Usage examples:

Disagree about/on sth the two sides in the pay dispute strongly disagree about raises., disagree wi…

noun

Lack of consensus or approval.

Usage examples:

There was some disagreement about the details

noun

A situation in which people have different opinions, or an inability to agree

Usage examples:

[ c ] the candidates had few disagreements about the major issues.

noun

Debate or argument.

Usage examples:

Promoting consensus rather than disputation

noun

Disagreement or debate (= formal discussion of a topic on which people disagree)

Usage examples:

In religious disputation, there is no place for insult or invective., this led to long legal disput…

noun

A disagreement or argument.

Usage examples:

A territorial dispute between the two countries

verb

Argue about (something).

Usage examples:

The point has been much disputed

noun

An argument or disagreement

Usage examples:

[ c ] management and the union are trying to resolve the dispute over working conditions., her skil…

noun

Disagreement that leads to discord.

Usage examples:

These issues caused bitter dissension in the party

noun

Strong disagreement, esp. within an organization

Usage examples:

There was a good deal of dissension within women’s rights organizations about setting political goa…

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

noun

An argument

Usage examples:

Have a falling-out rachel and fi had a falling-out and now they're not speaking to each other.

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

noun

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

verb

A heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Usage examples:

She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with john

noun

A short, heavy, square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

noun

A thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.

Usage examples:

The spars - those are those huge, diagonal sticks hanging from the masts - are the frame for the sa…

verb

Make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training.

Usage examples:

One contestant broke his nose while sparring

noun

A period or bout of sparring.

Usage examples:

Maybe she could beat him in a spar match, but he wouldn't find out until the annual martial arts to…

noun

A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something.

Usage examples:

There was a tussle for the ball

verb

Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.

Usage examples:

The kids tussled with each other

noun

A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated.

Usage examples:

An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

verb

To argue, often in a noisy or angry way

Usage examples:

We have been wrangling with the management for weeks over parking spaces for employees.