Quibble Definition

kwĭbəl
quibbled, quibbles, quibbling
verb
quibbled, quibbles
To argue or find fault over trivial matters or minor concerns; cavil.
American Heritage
To evade the truth of a point under discussion by caviling; resort to a quibble.
Webster's New World

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

They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.
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noun
quibbles
A trivial matter or minor concern raised in arguing or finding fault.
American Heritage
A play on words; pun.
Webster's New World
An evasion of the main point as by emphasizing some petty detail; cavil.
Webster's New World
A petty objection or criticism.
Webster's New World

A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument.

He harped on his quibble about how the dark red paint should be described as carmine rather than burgundy.
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Other Word Forms of Quibble

Noun

Singular:
quibble
Plural:
quibbles

Origin of Quibble

  • Probably diminutive of obsolete quib equivocation perhaps from Latin quibus dative and ablative pl. of quī who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents) kwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From a diminutive of Latin quibus, which appeared frequently in legal documents.

    From Wiktionary

Quibble Sentence Examples

  • Technically, it's Swami Associate but I won't quibble.

  • Facing money difficulties is no time to quibble; instead you will need to cut excesses.

  • This one small quibble aside the show was Excellent.

  • My only quibble with the book is a minor one.

  • Purists may decry The Go-Gos' courting of the mainstream but it is hard to quibble with the success.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

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ELEBLE

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