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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɪb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwib′əl)

Inflections of 'quibble' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

quibbles: v 3rd person singular

quibbling: v pres p

quibbled: v past

quibbled: v past p

quib•ble /ˈkwɪbəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling.
n. [countable]

a criticism about something very small:a few quibbles about an otherwise great success.

v. [no object]

to complain about small and unimportant matters:quibbling over a few dollars.

quib•bler, n. [countable]

quib•ble (kwib′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling.
n.

an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
the general use of such arguments.
petty or carping criticism;
a minor objection.

v.i.

to equivocate.
to carp;
cavil.

perh. derivative (compare -le) of quib gibe, apparently akin to quip 1605–15

quib′bler, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

quibble /ˈkwɪb^əl/ vb (intransitive)

to make trivial objections; prevaricate
archaic to play on words; pun

a trivial objection or equivocation, esp one used to avoid an issue
archaic a pun

Etymology: 17th Century: probably from obsolete quib, perhaps from Latin quibus (from quī who, which), as used in legal documents, with reference to their obscure phraseologyˈquibbler n ˈquibbling adj , n

'quibble' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cavil - chicane - chicanery - quiddity - quip - dodge - niggling - nugacious - pettifog - quibbling - quillet - quirk - sophisticate - sophistication

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Synonyms: equivocation, shift, dodge, avoidance, lie, more...

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