quibble

English

Etymology

Quibble comes from a diminutive form of the Latin pronoun quibus, which appeared frequently in legal documents.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪbəl

Noun

quibble (plural quibbles)

1. A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument.

   I have a quibble with the management practice of declaring everything urgent.

Translations

a trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument

Finnish: marina (fi), narina (fi), kitinä (fi) (complaint); suukopu (fi), kränä (fi) (argument), valittaa (fi) French: argutie (fr) f. German: kleinliche Kritik (de) f., Spitzfindigkeit (de) f., Haarspalterei (de) f.

Portuguese: minúcia (pt) f. Russian: придирка (ru) f. Serbian: cepidlačenje (sr) Spanish: sutileza f., argucia f.

Verb

quibble (third-person singular simple present quibbles, present participle quibbling, simple past and past participle quibbled)

1. (intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.

   They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.

Translations

to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner

Esperanto: ĉikani (eo) Finnish: marista (fi), narista (fi), kitistä (fi) French: chicaner (fr), argumenter (fr), chinoiser (fr), chipoter (fr) German: herumstreiten, kleinlich sein Latin: cavillari

Portuguese: preocupar-se, preocupar-se com minúcias, discutir (pt) Russian: придираться (ru) Serbian: cepidlačiti (sr) Spanish: buscar evasivas, sutilizar, andar con sutilezas