Synonyms of spats

1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss, quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup: usage: a quarrel about petty points
2. spat, gaiter, legging, leging, leg covering: usage: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
3. spat, young, offspring: usage: a young oyster or other bivalve

1. spat, precipitate, come down, fall: usage: come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2. spat, attach: usage: become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3. spat, hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with: usage: strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
4. applaud, clap, spat, acclaim, gesticulate, gesture, motion: usage: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
5. spat, quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate: usage: engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6. spat, spawn: usage: spawn; "oysters spat"
7. clap, spat, gesticulate, gesture, motion: usage: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"