brabbles

verb

present tense third-person singular of brabble
as in argues
to express different opinions about something often angrily bored children brabbling in the back seat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brabbles
  1. argues
  2. bickers
  3. fights
  4. quarrels
  5. clashes
  6. rows
  7. disputes
  8. debates
Verb
  • The birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history, argues columnist Anita Chabria.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Midjourney’s motion argues that it should also be allowed to dig deeper.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of argues
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  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of bickers
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  • Agamemnon is the commander of the Greek army that fights the Trojan War for the recovery of Menelaus’s wife, Helen.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
  • What fights an itch depends on its cause and there's a need for better treatments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of fights
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  • The three bills also are not the first headline-grabbing action from Schroer, who serves as chair of the Senate’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, which frequently quarrels with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of quarrels
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  • Getting things done may be harder than usual when the sun clashes with Neptune.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Nader is set to play Selene, a captain of the Zuma Beach Lifeguards, who often clashes with Amell's character, Hobie Buchannon, her fellow co-captain.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of clashes
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  • Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Kathy Hendrickson came from Newington to try the free lessons after a friend who rows told her about it.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Definition of rows
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  • The company disputes this, and the judge overseeing the case found that the statute of limitations for those claims had passed.
    — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Tesla disputes account that self-driving system caused crash Tesla has disputed claims that the vehicle's self-driving system was responsible for the collision.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of disputes
Verb
  • While the country debates its own past, Stan Franklin was at the memorial thinking about its future.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • While America debates one member of Congress, millions of employees are quietly asking themselves a much more personal question.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of debates
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“Brabbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brabbles. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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