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brabble

verb

ˈbra-bəl How to pronounce brabble (audio)
Definition of brabblenext
as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily bored children brabbling in the back seat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brabble
  1. bicker
  2. argue
  3. fight
  4. quarrel
  5. fall out
  6. clash
  7. spat
Verb
  • While the boys bicker over stickball rules, old-timers Keith Hernandez, Willie Randolph and Tom Seaver argue from a stoop.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kimmel and Damon then bicker over who has a rightful paternal claim to the child, culminating in a pitch-perfect spoof of Maury featuring Short as Povich.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of bicker
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  • One controversial second of game clock later, Michigan fans were swarming the field to celebrate a Hail Mary that many impartial observers argued shouldn’t have happened.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Gates argued that government and civil society need to move much more quickly.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of argue
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  • The fourth plane was headed for Washington, officials concluded, but the aircraft went down in Pennsylvania after passengers and crew members stormed the cockpit and fought the hijackers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • San Francisco must now fight the effects of trying to reset those body clocks back to Pacific Time ahead of the final 16 games, and perhaps that’s Los Angeles’ edge in never changing at all.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fight
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  • There’s an assumption that the second half is Shakespeare’s, but scholars continue to quarrel over attribution.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In Krisevich’s case, Konovalova repeatedly quarreled with the artist and his wife until the couple ultimately escaped Russia in December 2025.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarrel
Verb
  • Although the Nordics fell out of love with the south of Sweden when the Med started attracting the rich and famous in the 1970s, a small but mighty renaissance is taking place on the Swedish countryside and shores.
    — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One little chunk of financing falls out and the whole thing falls apart.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fall out
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  • In the third game of the season, though, a Thursday night primetime clash with rival TCU, an injury to Mayfield in the fourth quarter of a tie game thrust Webb into action.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Dino recently clashed with Justice André Mendonca, who was appointed by Bolsonaro.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of clash
Verb
  • Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of spat
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