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BRABBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brabble mean?
• BRABBLE (verb)
The verb BRABBLE has 1 sense:
1. argue over petty things
Familiarity information: BRABBLE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Argue over petty things
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bicker; brabble; niggle; pettifog; quibble; squabble
Context example:
Let's not quibble over pennies
Hypernyms (to "brabble" is one way to...):
argue; contend; debate; fence (have an argument about something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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