Quibble - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkwɪbl|
Brit.
|ˈkwɪb(ə)l|
noun
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections (syn: cavil, quiddity)
verb
- evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- argue over petty things (syn: bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, squabble)
- argue over petty things (syn: bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, squabble)
Let's not quibble over pennies
Extra examples
...he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II...
...don't quibble over who gets to sit in front...
Our only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot.
Let's not quibble over minor details.
I've just got a few minor quibbles.
Let's not quibble over pennies
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: quibble
he/she/it: quibbles
present participle: quibbling
past tense: quibbled
past participle: quibbled
I/you/we/they: quibble
he/she/it: quibbles
present participle: quibbling
past tense: quibbled
past participle: quibbled
noun
singular: quibble
plural: quibbles
singular: quibble
plural: quibbles
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