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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUABBISH

squabbish  [ˈskwɒbɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUABBISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squabbish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SQUABBISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of squabbish in the English dictionary

The definition of squabbish in the dictionary is rather short and fat or thick.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUABBISH


bish
bɪʃ
bobbish
ˈbɒbɪʃ
boobish
ˈbuːbɪʃ
clubbish
ˈklʌbɪʃ
cubbish
ˈkʌbɪʃ
drabbish
ˈdræbɪʃ
dweebish
ˈdwiːbɪʃ
furbish
ˈfɜːbɪʃ
Globish
ˈɡləʊbɪʃ
hobbish
ˈhɒbɪʃ
mobbish
ˈmɒbɪʃ
nabobish
ˈneɪbɒbɪʃ
nebbish
ˈnɛbɪʃ
refurbish
riːˈfɜːbɪʃ
rubbish
ˈrʌbɪʃ
slobbish
ˈslɒbɪʃ
snobbish
ˈsnɒbɪʃ
snubbish
ˈsnʌbɪʃ
tubbish
ˈtʌbɪʃ
yobbish
ˈjɒbɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUABBISH

squab
squabash
squabasher
squabble
squabbler
squabbling
squabby
squacco
squad
squad car
squaddie
squaddies
squaddy
squadoosh
squadron
squadron leader
squadronal
Squadrone
squail
squailer

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUABBISH

British
Danish
dish
English
establish
fetish
finish
Finnish
fish
garden rubbish
household rubbish
Irish
on the parish
polish
publish
Spanish
stylish
Swedish
Turkish
wish

Synonyms and antonyms of squabbish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «squabbish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUABBISH

Find out the translation of squabbish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of squabbish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squabbish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

squabbish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

squabbish
570 millions of speakers

English

squabbish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

squabbish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

squabbish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

squabbish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

squabbish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

squabbish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

squabbish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergaduh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

squabbish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

squabbish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

squabbish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Squabbish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

squabbish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

squabbish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बडबड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

squabbish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squabbish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

squabbish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

squabbish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

squabbish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

squabbish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

squabbish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

squabbish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

squabbish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squabbish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUABBISH»

The term «squabbish» is normally little used and occupies the 139.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of squabbish
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUABBISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about squabbish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUABBISH»

Discover the use of squabbish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squabbish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary: And Expositor of the ...
... s. a pie made of many in gredienU. SquaBBISH ...
John Walker, 1809
2
English German and German English Pocket Dictionary: With a ...
Squabbish. Squadron, t\]i;,;L-'. non, ». -Çuufe, гя. ®е(фюаЬег, n. Squalid, fqol'.llb, adj. nnfauber. Squalidity, fquol-lib'-i-tie, ». Unfau» berlett,/. Squall, fquâÇI, «. lauter ©фга; ïïîinbfiol, т.; -, y. п. fфreien. Squaller, fquSM'-ör, ». ©freier, m. Squally  ...
James C. Oehlschlager, 1858
3
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Swift. SQUAB, adj. I Lat. ex cubito. Unfeathered ; Squab'bisu. S newly hatched : squabbish is, thick; heavy. Diet renders them of a squabbish or lardy habit of body. Harvey. 1 he eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropt him down, squab, ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
4
The Synonym Finder
3. dumpy, stumpy, stubby, squabbish, squabby, squat, squatty; chunky, stodgy, thick, thickset. >uck, v. 1. pat, poke, tap, fillip; tweak, pinch, squeeze; fondle, caress. 2. toss, cast, throw, dart, shy, pitch, BasebalI. peg; fling, flirt, jerk, cant, heave; ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
5
Web Warriors II: Dimension X
Had Mrs. Squabbish arrived on a more typical day, she might have thought she had wandered into a hackers' convention rather than a home for teenage runaways. As a result, Felix had grown accustomed to dealing with prospective clients ...
James Luceno, 2002
6
A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
... চৌকাঁ, গদি, Sofa শব্দ দেখ | Squab, ad- অরর ভাষার থপ করিয়া ইরসন বা পতনপূবর্বক ৰুঝয়ো ছুলকায় বা মোটারূপে, গাপ্ৰসা গব্দম্মু বা থুম্বার ন্যায় বা তন্ডাবে বা রপে I To Squab, v. n. চিপ করিয়া-পত, থপ করিয়া-পত বা-বৈস,বেগে বা হজ্যরে-পত I Squabbish, a .
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834
7
A general Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the ...
Squabbish, skwib'-blsh, a. Thick, heavy. Squabble, skwòb'-bl, ». A low brawl. Squadron, skwod'drun, s. A part of an army or fleet. Squalid, skWoUlld, a. Foui, msty. Squall, skwàl, v. n. Tu scream suddenly. Squall, skwal, ». Sudden wind. Squally ...
Stephen Jones, Thomas Sheridan, 1812
8
Fockleyr Manninagh as Baarlagh
C.) Squabbish, a. shin, trome, lane-feill. C. Squabble, ». dy huittym raagh, dy streea ry cheilley, dy ghlack, dy hroiddey (dy yaunoo boirey. C.) Squabbler, ». boireyder, beealerey. Squad, ». sheshiaght dy hidooryn fo yu- sagh. C. Squadron  ...
John Kelly, William Gill, Archibald Cregeen, 1866
9
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
5. one that spotters Spy, spl. a. one who watches the motions of others—v. a. & n. to discover, search narrowly Squah, skwob. a. unfeathered, fat, thick and stout—s . a sofa or couch—ad. with a heavy sudden fall [fleshy Squabbish, skwob'bish.
John Walker, 1824
10
The One Marvelous Thing
Here one may commit lamentable acts either in privacy or among strangers, each one more repulsive than the next: hatchet faced, spindle shanked, squabbish, sore as crabs, starved—some howling or bellowing at the doll, others kicking it in  ...
Rikki Ducornet, 2008

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUABBISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squabbish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
An A to Z of Noah Webster's Finest Forgotten Words
... scranch ("to grind with the teeth"), stalactical ("resembling an icicle"), squabbish ("thick, fat, heavy") and stramash ("to beat," "to destroy"). Less useful is sniggle ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»

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