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Meaning quibble meaning

What does quibble mean?

quibble

— noun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections — verb evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections — verb argue over petty things Let's not quibble over pennies

Synonyms quibble synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as quibble?

quibble English » English

cavil niggle equivocate bicker sophism prevaricate pettifog nitpick carp squabble quip quiddity pun nit-pick whine subterfuge split hairs shift rain on one’s parade quirk haze find fault with fallacy evade dodge carp at brabble yawp yammer wrangle witticism wisecrack whimper wag one’s tongue tergiversation tergiversate take issue with sum up stall sophistry sophistication shun shuffle riddle reason absurdly and obstinately quibbling prevarication pedantry pedantic peck

Topics quibble topics

What do people use quibble to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say Debate

Quarrel

Conjugation quibble conjugation

How do you conjugate quibble?

quibble · verb

Examples quibble examples

How do I use quibble in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Let's not quibble over trivial matters.
I just have one quibble with this product.
Don't quibble about the details.

Movie subtitles

Don't quibble.
I'm not going to quibble.
Since he didn't quibble about the rent, Grandma took him in without checking on him.
Don't quibble over fractions.
It's bad enough to march in here demanding a place to perform harakiri, but then you quibble endlessly over naming your second.
Now, now, now, gentlemen, gentlemen, let's not quibble.
Why quibble about time?
I don't want to quibble, but how do I know that was a bear?
Look, I hate to quibble.
You go right ahead and quibble.
While in our case we allow Savelli to steal and kill for a quibble.
Don't quibble with me.
Don't quibble, Bernard.
Let's not quibble.
Who are we to quibble?
I guess we won't quibble about a few pennies one way or the other.
Let's not quibble about it.
You don't have enough blood in you now to quibble about it.
Oh, Sara, don't quibble. You know perfectly well what everyone's saying.
We don't like to quibble over things like this.
You're not going to quibble over 30 francs.
Don't quibble over fractions, Colonel.
Captain, don't quibble, please.
Well, we won't quibble over a few thousand dollars.
Well, now, don't quibble. If you had what I've got.
I'm not going to quibble. The evidence was there.
Too busy to quibble over pennies!
That's simply a quibble.
Oh, come on, Cato. Don't quibble.
When primal forces of nature tell you to do something it's not prudent to quibble over details.
Wrangle, quibble, quarrel.

News and current affairs

Some pedants quibble, claiming that exceptions exist.
Defenders of the French system quibble over labor-cost statistics in their efforts to prove that France is not so different from its main European trading partners.
One might quibble with this description.
Who could quibble with such an innocent statement?

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