quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
(verb) argue over petty things; “Let’s not quibble over pennies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brabble (third-person singular simple present brabbles, present participle brabbling, simple past and past participle brabbled)
(obsolete) To clamour; to contest noisily.
To babble (of a stream or other watercourse).
brabble (plural brabbles)
(obsolete) A brawl; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
• babbler, blabber
Source: Wiktionary
Brab"ble, v. i. Etym: [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly. Blab, Babble.]
Definition: To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]
Brab"ble, n.
Definition: A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle. This petty brabble will undo us all. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
