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quibble

quib·ble [ kwíbb'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle quib·bled, present participle quib·bling, 3rd person present singular quib·bles)
Definition:
 
make trivial objections: to argue over unimportant things and make petty objections



noun  (plural quib·bles)
Definition:
 
1. petty objection: an unimportant distinction or petty objection

2.  ( archaic )
Same as  pun


[Early 17th century. Probably < obsolete quib "pun, equivocation" < Latin quibus "whom, for whom," often used in legal documents]

quib·bler noun
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