quibble

quib·ble  (kwbl)

intr.v. quib·bled, quib·bling, quib·bles

1. To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections.

2. To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.

n.

1. A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection.

2. Archaic A pun.

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[Probably diminutive of obsolete quib, equivocation, perhaps from Latin quibus, dative and ablative pl. of qu, who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents); see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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quibbler n.

Synonyms: quibble, carp¹, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog
These verbs mean to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints: quibbling about minor details; a critic who constantly carped; caviling about the price of coffee; an editor who niggled about commas; tried to stop nitpicking all the time; pettifogging about trivialities.

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quibble

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

to make trivial objections

Noun

1. a trivial objection or equivocation, esp. one used to avoid an issue

2. Archaic a pun [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quibble - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections cavil, quiddity equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Verb	1.	quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
	2.	quibble - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, niggle argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something

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quibble

verb 1. split hairs, carp, cavil, prevaricate, beat about the bush, equivocate

noun 2. objection, complaint, niggle, protest, criticism, nicety, equivocation, prevarication, cavil, quiddity, sophism

Translations

quibble [ˈkwɪbl] vi → andarse con sutilezas

quibble [ˈkwɪbl] vi → ergoter, chicaner

quibble [ˈkwɪbl] vi to quibble about or over → sich streiten über +acc;

to quibble with → herumnörgeln an +dat n → Krittelei f

quibble [ˈkwɪbl] vi → cavillare