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What does "squabble" mean?

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Rebecca

As a verb, "squabble" has a meaning similar to "bicker," "quarrel," or "argue." It's used to describe fights or arguments that are frivolous or petty in nature. Thus, the speaker has used "squabble around" to describe the meaningless fight taking place between the raven and magpie. Ex: Growing up, I squabbled a lot with my siblings. Ex: My roommates are squabbling over who ate the last slice of pizza.

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