Brabble

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brabble \Brab"ble\, v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly.
     [root]95. Cf. {Blab}, {Babble}.]
     To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Brabble \Brab"ble\, n.
     A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
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           This petty brabble will undo us all.     --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brabble
       v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
           [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {squabble}]