brabble
verb
brab·ble ˈbra-bəl 
brabbled; brabbling ˈbra-b(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
: squabble
brabble noun
Synonyms
- altercate
- argue
- argufy
- bicker
- brawl
- controvert
- dispute
- fall out
- fight
- hassle
- jar
- quarrel
- quibble
- row
- scrap
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- wrangle
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Example Sentences
bored children brabbling in the back seat
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle Dutch brabbelen, of imitative origin
First Known Use
1568, in the meaning defined above
brabbled
verb
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily bored children brabbling in the back seat Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bickered
- argued
- fell out
- fought
- locked horns
- quarreled
- butted heads
- argufied
- altercated
- clashed
- disputed
- quarrelled
- spatted
- discussed
- debated
- scrapped
- jarred
- controverted
- bandied words
- brawled
- rowed
- squabbled
- wrangled
- quibbled
- tiffed
- caviled
- hassled
- mixed it up
- contested
- challenged
- contended
- dared
- tangled
- protested
- fussed
- cavilled
- defied
- objected
- kicked
- considered
- nitpicked
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- got along
- coexisted
- accepted
- agreed
- consented
- concurred
- assented
- catch the imagination of
- catch the ten
- catch title
- catch unawares
- catch unawares surprise
- catch unawares/unprepared/by surprise
- catch unprepared surprise
- catch up
- catch up (with)
- catch up on
- catch up to
- catch up with
- catch-22
- catch-22's
- catch-22s
- catch-as-catch-can
- catch-letter
- catch-rope
- catch-roper
- catch-roping
- catch/capture lightning in a bottle
- catchable
- catchall
- catchalls
- catchcry