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Synonyms for spat
spæt
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Princeton's WordNet
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss(noun)
a quarrel about petty points
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squabble, dither, pettifoggery, hustle, flap, bicker, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bother, ado, tizzy, bustle, pother, gaiter, trouble, fuss, bickeringspat, gaiter(noun)
a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
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fuss, bicker, squabble, gaiter, tiff, bickering, pettifoggeryspat(verb)
a young oyster or other bivalve
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squabble, tiff, fuss, pettifoggery, bickering, gaiter, bickerspat(verb)
come down like raindrops
"Bullets were spatting down on us"
spat(verb)
become permanently attached
"mollusks or oysters spat"
spat(verb)
strike with a sound like that of falling rain
"Bullets were spatting the leaves"
applaud, clap, spat, acclaim(verb)
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
spat(verb)
engage in a brief and petty quarrel
spat(verb)
spawn
"oysters spat"
clap, spat(verb)
clap one's hands together
"The children were clapping to the music"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
spat(n.)
Synonyms:
[local, U. S.] petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of wordsspat(v. n.)
Synonyms:
dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
spat(n)
Synonyms:
tiff, quarrel, dispute, dissension
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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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?
Losing 14 minutes of audiotape in comparison to this is a little spat in the sandbox in the kindergarten.
China isn't intimidated by the threat of U.S. sanctions. They haven't been in the past. So in this diplomatic spat they might just replace U.S. crude with Iranian oil. That would obviously infuriate Trump.
The U.S.-China trade spat seems to be hotting up again after yesterday's announcement from the White House, the global growth and demand outlook does not need a new political/financial crisis in Europe and a potential trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
The trade spat is driving the market crazy, $1,500 (for gold) is now the new normal unless trade relations take a turn in a right direction.
Asses only believe the verbal spat or blame game between Wolf and Jackal and the crafty foxes support or propagate it to make own profits or benefits from it; whereas the alert dogs know that both are the same and just doing the drama to be against each other to befool other animals
Translations for spat
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- مشاحنةArabic
- polainaCatalan, Valencian
- potěr ústřicCzech
- gamache, spyttedeDanish
- Wortwechsel, Gamasche, ZankGerman
- γκέταGreek
- polaina, frezaSpanish
- تف کردPersian
- kahina, kahinoida, nilkkain, kina, kinata, nahinaFinnish
- naissain, guêtre, prise de becFrench
- झगड़ाHindi
- kamásni, legyintésHungarian
- bertengkarIndonesian
- uose, battibeccoItalian
- מַחֲפHebrew
- スパッツJapanese
- 말다툼Korean
- expuitLatin
- гамашMacedonian
- overschoen, gamasch, ruzie, ruzien, soort spatbord, slobkousDutch
- gamasje, spyttetNorwegian
- sprzeczać się, getry, sprzeczkaPolish
- ovasPortuguese
- ghetrăRomanian
- ругаться, ударить, перебранка, гамаша, размолвка, штиблета, ссора, ссориться, устричная икра, гетра, спор, браниться, ударятьRussian
- damask, gräl, gräla, spottadeSwedish
- சண்டைTamil
- ఉమ్మివేసారుTelugu
- ทะเลาะวิวาทกันThai
- atışmaTurkish
- сваркаUkrainian
- پھینکناUrdu
- cải nhauVietnamese
- קאַמאַשYiddish
- 争吵Chinese
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