squabble


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Synonyms for squabble

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Synonyms for squabble

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Synonyms for squabble

a quarrel about petty points

argue over petty things

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There were no more spats and squabbles, no more tiny rages nor attempts at growling; while the adventures toward the far white wall ceased altogether.
Polly was not a model girl by any means, and had her little pets and tempers like the rest of us; but she did n't fight, scream, and squabble with her brothers and sisters in this disgraceful way, and was much surprised to see her elegant friend in such a passion.
The delayed approval of the P3.7-trillion 2019 national budget because of a squabble in Congress over corruption-laden pork funds took its toll on infrastructure development as the government underspent P81.5 billion in projects during the first half of 2019.
India and Pakistan are perhaps the worst offenders on this score, all due to the non-settlement of what has come to be known as the 'Sir Creek Squabble'.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The internal squabble in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is shocking and unprecedented in the history of the country's premier investigation agency, former officials of the probe agency said.
Robredo made the statement in an interview with ABS-CBN's 'The Bottomline' aired Saturday night when asked about her take on the recent squabble in the leadership in the House of Representatives.
CHITRAL -- A man shot dead his wife and later shot himself after a squabble with the former at his house in Garam Chashma here on Wednesday.
KARACHI -- Seven persons, all close relatives, were shot at and wounded in the Quaidabad area on Monday as a squabble among children turned violent, according to police and hospital officials.
Dorcas Waigwe is said to have killed Julius Njuguna, 25, at their home in Gacharaigu village during a domestic squabble.
A very public online family squabble last week involving Pulong Duterte and his estranged daughter Isabelle -- that became fodder for the detractors of the Duterte administration -- also took its toll on the 42-year-old Duterte.
After the incident Rangers had asked for all those involved in the squabble for interrogation.
Global Banking News-June 18, 2015--Court intervenes in promoters squabble at Yes Bank
Each of the four episodes of Don't Start will feature a new petty squabble as it escalates out of control.
We can expect everything, from a couple who squabble over a cat named Bubbles to a man whose wife wants him to stop acting like a teenager and ditch his skateboards.