- present participle of squabble.
squabbling
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She hands out camping chairs, decides when it is safe to use the escalator, and de-escalates spats between people squabbling over a patch of floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
An issue like that can intensify the squabbling when a death occurs in the family.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
An unenlightening spectacle last week saw Porter float above the fray, wearily raising her eyebrows over the squabbling among her competitors.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Up to this point he had formed an uneasy relationship with the Masters, regularly squabbling with the unrelenting undulations of the famed course.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
I was only half-asleep when the squabbling changed.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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