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Synonyms for spat
spætspat
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Princeton's WordNet
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussnoun
a quarrel about petty points
Synonyms:
squabble, dither, pettifoggery, hustle, flap, bicker, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bother, ado, tizzy, bustle, pother, gaiter, trouble, fuss, bickeringspat, gaiternoun
a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
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fuss, bicker, squabble, gaiter, tiff, bickering, pettifoggeryspatverb
a young oyster or other bivalve
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squabble, tiff, fuss, pettifoggery, bickering, gaiter, bickerspatverb
come down like raindrops
"Bullets were spatting down on us"
spatverb
become permanently attached
"mollusks or oysters spat"
spatverb
strike with a sound like that of falling rain
"Bullets were spatting the leaves"
applaud, clap, spat, acclaimverb
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
spatverb
engage in a brief and petty quarrel
spatverb
spawn
"oysters spat"
clap, spatverb
clap one's hands together
"The children were clapping to the music"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
spatnoun
Synonyms:
[local, U. S.] petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of wordsspatverb
Synonyms:
dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
spatnoun
Synonyms:
tiff, quarrel, dispute, dissension
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3124 | trouble | |
#4013 | seed | |
#5401 | herald | |
#9936 | bother | |
#10284 | stir | |
#12207 | hassle | |
#13694 | tiff | |
#14400 | hail | |
#14613 | flap | |
#17186 | spit | |
#18782 | acclaim | |
#18963 | hustle | |
#20188 | ado | |
#20787 | clap | |
#20976 | fuss | |
#27690 | applaud | |
#34245 | spat | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#36679 | brawl | |
#37262 | bustle | |
#52608 | bickering | |
#59481 | psat | |
#75259 | dither | |
#88869 | squabble | |
#94228 | bicker | |
#95498 | gaiter | |
#121386 | tizzy |
How to use spat in a sentence?
The Earth is nothing but phlegm spat out by the Sun, and our immediate solar system a whirlwind of boulders. There is no delicate balance.
Losing 14 minutes of audiotape in comparison to this is a little spat in the sandbox in the kindergarten.
I wish the government would think more carefully before starting campaigns like this, it's our wives who get spat on and have their veils ripped off in the street.
Everyone's watching you... you have to be a ruthless person and look out for yourself a lot. If you don't you are going to get spat out, i fully realize that I've got to make the most of it this year. Treat every year as if it could be your last. I can't leave anything on the table. I've got to hit the ground running in Melbourne.
It's very hard to predict what will transpire, there isn't going to be any certainty over whether it's going to be a one-week spat or a two-year spat.
Translations for spat
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- مشاحنةArabic
- polainaCatalan, Valencian
- potěr ústřicCzech
- spyttede, gamacheDanish
- Gamasche, Wortwechsel, ZankGerman
- γκέταGreek
- freza, polainaSpanish
- تف کردPersian
- kinata, kahinoida, kahina, kina, nilkkain, nahinaFinnish
- naissain, guêtre, prise de becFrench
- झगड़ाHindi
- legyintés, kamásniHungarian
- bertengkarIndonesian
- uose, battibeccoItalian
- מַחֲפHebrew
- スパッツJapanese
- 말다툼Korean
- expuitLatin
- гамашMacedonian
- overschoen, soort spatbord, slobkous, gamasch, ruzien, ruzieDutch
- spyttet, gamasjeNorwegian
- sprzeczka, sprzeczać się, getryPolish
- ovasPortuguese
- ghetrăRomanian
- ударить, браниться, ругаться, перебранка, гамаша, размолвка, штиблета, ссориться, ссора, ударять, спор, устричная икра, гетраRussian
- spottade, damask, gräl, grälaSwedish
- சண்டைTamil
- ఉమ్మివేసారుTelugu
- ทะเลาะวิวาทกันThai
- atışmaTurkish
- сваркаUkrainian
- پھینکناUrdu
- cải nhauVietnamese
- קאַמאַשYiddish
- 争吵Chinese
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