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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 squab·ble /ˈskwɑbəl/
 (vi.)爭吵,口角爭吵,口角

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Squab·ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Squab·ble v. i. [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.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]