Fighting and Squabble

Fighting

Fighting noun - The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.

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Squabble and fighting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Squabble" instead the word "Fighting" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: fight, fighter

Squabble noun - An often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions.

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Fighting and squabble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fighting" instead a noun "Squabble".

Nearby Words: squabbled, squabbling, squabbler

Earlier on, after attempting to break up a domestic squabble, the husband and wife who had been fighting each other turn and fight the protagonist and Harry together.

Source: Dual Boss
They go to this planet, first it looks like the (comically identical) aliens are fighting over being different colors, then each gives the "self-defense" excuse, then it appears to be a religious squabble, THEN both generals admit to using war as a scapegoat for all their problems.

Source: Silly Reason for War
Rin and Len exhibit this during the Quirky Cloud story portion (although the game is very careful not to identify them as siblings in the text), getting into a squabble about what "quirky" actually means before Miku concludes that the very act of them fighting is quirky enough.

Source: Video Game / Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA

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