verb
- past tense of spat; engaged in a brief quarrel or disagreement
Usage: informal
Examples
- The siblings spatted over who would get the last piece of cake.
- They spatted briefly but made up within an hour.
- The couple spatted about money but resolved their differences quickly.
- The neighbors spatted over the property line for weeks.
- After they spatted at dinner, everyone felt uncomfortable.
- The teammates spatted during practice but played well together in the game.