Definition of squabby - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

physical description

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short and thickset

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The squabby little man blocked the narrow doorway..

stocky

stout

bird-like

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resembling a squab or pigeon

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The squabby bird puffed up its feathers defensively..

dovelike

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Origin of squabby

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Examples of squabby in a sentence

His squabby build made him look stronger than he was.
The squabby creature cooed softly from the rooftop.
A squabby pigeon strutted around the park.

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French:trapu, semblable à un pigeonneau, ...
German:gedrungen, taubenähnlich, ...
Italian:tarchiato, colombino, ...
Spanish:rechoncho, columbino, ...
Portuguese:troncudo, pomboso, ...
Chinese:矮胖的, 像乳鸽的, ...
Japanese:ずんぐりした, ハトのような, ...
Arabic:قَصِير وَمُمتَلِئ, حمامي, ...
Hebrew:נָמוּךְ וְשָׁמֵן, יוֹנִי, ...
Russian:коренастый, птичий, ...
Ukrainian:низький і кремезний, голубоподібний, ...
Hindi:ठिगना, कबूतर जैसा, ...
Bengali:ঠাসা, কবুতরের মতো, ...
Catalan:rebotit, semblant a un colom, ...
Czech:zavalitý, holubí, ...
Danish:buttet, dueagtig, ...
Dutch:kort en dik, duifachtig, ...
Greek:κοντόχοντρος, περιστερόμορφος, ...
Hungarian:zömök, galambszerű, ...
Khmer:ទាបទ្រម៉ក់, មានលក្ខណៈដូចកូនព្រាប ឬព្រាប, ...
Korean:작고 뚱뚱한, 비둘기 같은, ...
Persian:کوتاه و چاق, شبیه کبوتر, ...
Polish:krótki i gruby, przypominający gołębia, ...
Portuguese (BR):troncudo, pomboso, ...
Romanian:scund și gras, asemănător unui porumbel, ...
Swedish:knubbig, duvliknande, ...
Thai:เตี้ยและหนา, คล้ายกับนกพิราบ, ...
Turkish:bodur, güvercin gibi, ...
Vietnamese:lùn và mập, giống chim bồ câu, ...

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Definition of squabby - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of squabby

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