noun
Meaning 1
A brawl, or commotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
brabble
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/ˈbɹæbəl/
verb
Meaning 2
To make clamorous noises; to act noisily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- 1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 141, Brabbling curs never want sore ears.
- 1883, Edward Maunde Thompson, Preface to Diary of Richard Cocks, cape-merchant in the English factory in Japan, 1615-1622, London: Hakluyt Society, p. xxxvi, And it was not only with the English that the Dutch sailors quarrelled. They were drunken and riotous and “brabbled” in the streets, till at last the long-suffering Japanese lost patience and seizing two of them summarily cut off their heads.
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verb
Meaning 3
To babble (of a stream or other watercourse).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
argue over petty things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Let's not quibble over pennies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: argue, contend, debate, fence
History
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brabbelen (“to quarrel, jabber”). Akin to babble. Compare modern Dutch brabbelen, German brabbeln (“to talk confusedly”).