kabbeln

Meaning

to tease each other, to fight with each other in a not dangerous way

Concepts

squabble

nitpick

threap

Synonyms

zanken

streiten

fetzen

zoffen

hadern

ausfechten

balgen

sich zanken{vr}

im Streit liegen

das Kriegsbeil ausgraben

ein Hühnchen rupfen

mit jemanden ins Gericht gehen

beharken

in Streit liegen

in den Haaren liegen

kampeln

herumstreiten

Krach haben

sich zanken

Streit haben

herumzanken

Translations

embardissar

se chamailler

se disputer

se quereller

chamailler

picoter

litigare

bekvechten

beijar-se

bicar reciprocamente

ağız kavgası etmek

atışmak

çekişmek

şırıldamak

tartışmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kabl̩n/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: kabbelen

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German kabbelen. Probably related to Kiefer (“jaw”) and originally meaning “to move one’s jaws (in order to speak or bite)”. Cognate with Dutch kabbelen (“to babble”).