quibble
IPA: kwˈɪbʌɫ
noun
- (now rare) A pun.
- An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
verb
- (informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.
- (informal, rare, transitive) To contest, especially some trivial issue in a petty manner.
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Examples of "quibble" in Sentences
- It's the not the place to quibble.
- I must quibble with the prose with him.
- Let's not quibble about minor branding issues.
- I'll quibble about the second part of the list.
- It's more of a slowdown, but let's not quibble over language.
- Partisans quibble over timing of neighborhood conservation vote.
- Legislators quibble over who gets credit for small business bill.
- Theologians quibble over things, forgetting the core of the faith.
- At the risk of seeming to quibble, I'll add these further scruples.
- He response to the block has to been to quibble the reasons for it.
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