quibble
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- Rhymes: -ɪbəl
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quibble (plural quibbles)
- A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument.
- I have a quibble with the management practice of declaring everything urgent.
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to quibble (third-person singular simple present quibbles, present participle quibbling, simple past and past participle quibbled)
- (intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.
- They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.

