Word of the day: Squabble

Squabble: briga, barulho, brigar, disputar, fazer barulho

Synonyms: altercation, battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, altercate, argufy, bicker, brawl, controvert, dispute

“The children were squabbling over the toys.”

“The children squabbled loudly over who got to play with the toy first.”

“Frightened by noise of the squabble, the cat hid under the couch.”

(www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Bicker

Bicker: briga, contenda petulante, brigar, disputar, mover se rapidamente, cintilar, bruxulear, tremular, tamborilar.

Synonyms:  altercation, battle royal, brawl, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, fight, hassle, imbroglio, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble, wrangle

 “After a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Squabble

Squabble:  briga, barulho,  brigar, disputar, fazer barulho

Synonyms / definition: altercation, battle, brawl,contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement,dispute,fight, hassle, imbroglio,kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel / a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters

“One in four said an online squabble resulted in a face-to-face argument or worse.”(www.nytimes.com / November 09, 2011)

Word of the Day: Spat

spat: briga, discussão sem importância, palmada, brigar, disputar à toa, dar palmada /pára-lama da roda do avião/ desova de ostra, desovar, depositar ovas (pretérito de “spit = cuspir)

Synonyms: altercation, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy,  disagreement, dispute, falling-out, fight,  kickup,misunderstanding, quarrel,  row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble

... After a verbal spat over Brown’s nude centerfold in Cosmopolitan, the contenders are going head to head…(Newsweek, October 12, 2011)

“The EU countries are happy lovers doing nothing more than having a little spat.” (Newsweek,  October 11, 2011)