quibble

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkwɪb.əl/
• SAMPA: /kwIb@l/

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Verb

Plain form quibble

Third-person singular quibbles

Past tense quibbled

Past participle quibbled

Present participle quibbling

1. (intransitive) If you quibble about small, unimportant things, you argue or complain about them.

   She always quibbles over minor details.

Noun

Singular quibble

Plural quibbles

1. (countable) A quibble is a minor objection or criticism about a about small, unimportant matter.

   There was a quibble over how the bill had been paid.

Related words

• quibbler