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
brabbling
verb
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily bored children brabbling in the back seat Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bickering
- fighting
- arguing
- falling out
- argufying
- quarreling
- tiffing
- locking horns
- altercating
- butting heads
- clashing
- bandying words
- brawling
- wrangling
- squabbling
- rowing
- debating
- quarrelling
- controverting
- discussing
- quibbling
- scrapping
- mixing it up
- spatting
- jarring
- disputing
- hassling
- contesting
- daring
- challenging
- contending
- nitpicking
- tangling
- protesting
- fussing
- defying
- kicking
- considering
- objecting
- cavilling
- caviling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- getting along
- coexisting
- accepting
- agreeing
- consenting
- concurring
- assenting