Squabble — Defs

01 v. i. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.

imp. & p. p. Squabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling

1.
To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; 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.

02 v. t. 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.

1.
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.(Print.)

03 n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.