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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
squabble
▪ I. squab·ble [squabble squabbles squabbled squabbling] BrE [ˈskwɒbl] NAmE [ˈskwɑːbl] verb intransitive ~ (with sb) (about/over sth)
to argue noisily about sth that is not very important
Syn: ↑bicker
•My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: probably imitative; compare with Swedish dialect skvabbel ‘a dispute’.
Example Bank:
•Will you two stop squabbling!
Example Bank:
•a squabble with her publisher over royalties
•squabbles about money
▪ II. squab·ble noun
•family squabbles
•There were endless squabbles over who should sit where.
•The party is split by internal squabbles.
Main entry: ↑squabblederived
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