BRABBLE

quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

(verb) argue over petty things; “Let’s not quibble over pennies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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).

Noun

brabble (plural brabbles)

(obsolete) A brawl; a noisy contest; a wrangle.

Anagrams

• 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



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