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Rumpus vs Squabble - What's the difference?

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Rumpus is a related term of squabble.


As nouns the difference between rumpus and squabble

is that rumpus is a noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel while squabble is a minor fight or argument as between children, for example.

As a verb squabble is

to participate in a minor fight or argument.

rumpus

English

Noun

(rumpuses)
  • A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

    • Synonyms

    * ruckus, turmoil

    See also

    * romp

    squabble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A minor fight or argument as between children, for example.

    • Derived terms

    * squabbly

    Verb

    (squabbl)
  • To participate in a minor fight or argument.
    • ''The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
  • * I. Watts
    • The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
  • (printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.
    • to squabble type

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * squabbler