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Definition of: squabble
(skwob′əl) v. ·bled, ·bling v.i.
To engage in a petty wrangle or scuffle; quarrel.
—v.t. Printing To twist (composed type) so as to mix the lines.
—noun The act of squabbling; a petty wrangle. See synonyms under QUARREL1. [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel dispute, argue]
—squab′bler noun
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