Squab″ble (skwŏb″b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Squabbled (–b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Squabbling (–blĭng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative. I. Watts.
Syn. — To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.