brabble[verb]Synonyms: quarrel, bicker, caterwaul, fall out, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
[noun]Synonyms: quarrel, altercation, beef, bickering, brannigan, dispute, falling-out, hassle, squabble, wrangle, chatter, babble, cackle, chat, clack, gab, jabber, palaver, prattle, tittle-tattle
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
brabble verb & noun.
['brab(ǝ)l] Now
arch. &
dial. E16.[Prob. ult. imit., but perh. from Middle & mod. Dutch brabbelen jabber, or a blend of BRAWL verb and BABBLE verb.]A. verb intrans.1. Dispute obstinately.
E16-E17.2. Quarrel about trifles; quarrel noisily, squabble.
M16.b. noun.
1. A paltry altercation, a noisy quarrel.
M16.b. A brawl, a skirmish.
L16-E17.2. A quibble;
spec. a frivolous legal action.
L16-L17.3. Discordant babble.
M19. ■ brabblement noun (an) altercation, (a) contentious uproar
M16. ■ brabbler noun (a) a quibbler;
(b) a brawler:
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