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1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss(noun)

   a quarrel about petty points

   Synonyms:
   squabble, dither, pettifoggery, hustle, flap, bicker, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bother, ado, tizzy, bustle, pother, gaiter, trouble, fuss, bickering

2. spat, gaiter(noun)

   a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

   Synonyms:
   fuss, bicker, squabble, gaiter, tiff, bickering, pettifoggery

3. spat(verb)

   a young oyster or other bivalve

   Synonyms:
   squabble, tiff, fuss, pettifoggery, bickering, gaiter, bicker

4. spat(verb)

   come down like raindrops

   "Bullets were spatting down on us"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

5. spat(verb)

   become permanently attached

   "mollusks or oysters spat"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

6. spat(verb)

   strike with a sound like that of falling rain

   "Bullets were spatting the leaves"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

7. applaud, clap, spat, acclaim(verb)

   clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, herald, applaud, hail

8. spat(verb)

   engage in a brief and petty quarrel

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

9. spat(verb)

   spawn

   "oysters spat"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

10. clap, spat(verb)

    clap one's hands together

    "The children were clapping to the music"

    Synonyms:
    acclaim, clap, applaud

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. spat(n.)

   Synonyms:
   [local, U. S.] petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of words

2. spat(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation

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List of paraphrases:

spatin, psat, spit, seed, brawl

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