squibbing
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]squibbing
- present participle and gerund of squib
Noun
[edit]squibbing (plural squibbings)
- (dated) A squib; a sarcastic jibe or petty dispute.
- A small shot or explosion.
- 1847, Asenath Nicholson, Ireland's Welcome to the Stranger:
- Like the eagle, the nearer he approximates to the sun, the clearer his vision, and the less the squibbings of the marksman affect him […]