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
- The biggest quibble is with his wowzer “mass upper class”.
- I really don't get what your quibble is - other than to have one, perhaps???
- My only slight quibble is the concept of her meeting a client at a pre-arranged time.
- The only quibble is that I think she takes better care of her soldiers than Grant. rea says:
- Main quibble: “After the harvest there will not be masses of grapes left to rot on the vine.”
- My only quibble is that the two best teams in the conference — San Jose and Detroit — don't have a starter.
- As a teacher, my greatest philosophical quibble is always the notion that “every child should go to college”.
- My only quibble is that not many people would know its meaning and is not as consistent as the other named lines.
- As 'teleonomy' was specifically coined (Pittendrigh, 1958) to distinguish between actual and apparent purpose, the quibble is appropriate.
- My only quibble is placing the bullshit noncredible blurb above the title while relegating the contributor list to the very bottom, where is will be partially blocked by many shelf designs.
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