quibble
verb
quib·ble
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quibbled;
quibbling\ ˈkwi-b(ə-)liŋ
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Definition of quibble
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
: to subject to quibbles
quibble
nounDefinition of quibble (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an evasion of or shift from the point
2
: a minor objection or criticism
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Other Words from quibble
Verb
quibbler
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noun
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Examples of quibble in a Sentence
Verb
he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II don't quibble over who gets to sit in frontNoun
Our only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Sackler quibbles over whether patients could develop a tolerance to OxyContin, as stipulated in the 2007 agreed statement of facts. — David Armstrong, ProPublica, "Watch Richard Sackler Deny His Family’s Role in the Opioid Crisis," 27 Aug. 2019 Questioning Rwanda’s statistics may seem to be no more than quibbling over numbers. — The Economist, "Has Rwanda been fiddling its numbers?," 15 Aug. 2019 Questioning Rwanda’s statistics may seem to be no more than quibbling over numbers. — The Economist, "Has Rwanda been fiddling its numbers?," 17 Aug. 2019 Costumes, dialogue choices and editorial decisions are dissected; critics quibble over which adaptation should become canon. — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, "The New ‘Little Women’ May Finally Do Justice to Its Most Controversial Character," 14 Aug. 2019 After spending weeks quibbling over the details, the Budget and Finance Committee reached an agreement with Mayor London Breed shortly before midnight Wednesday on how to spend the city’s $12 billion budget for the next two fiscal years. — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, "Supervisors reach deal with mayor on $12 billion city budget," 27 June 2019 But why anybody would bother to quibble about the finer details of something so delicious is beyond me. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "Everything you need to know about hot chicken in metro Phoenix — including where to find the spiciest," 26 June 2019 Naysayers have downplayed such estimates and quibbled with the administration’s accounting, accusing it, for example, of taking credit for efforts that actually began under Obama. — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, "The Trump Economy," 25 July 2019 Still, scholars and Cuban expatriates will quibble with Hansen’s characterization of the revolution’s radical turn subsequently. — Michael J. Bustamante, Washington Post, "Portrait of a young Castro, drawn from his personal archive," 5 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
One small quibble: the Dungeness crab hash could use more crab and less potatoes. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "We hate brunch. But we love these 10 brunch spots," 8 Aug. 2019 But with how delicious everything else was, these are very small quibbles. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "At Elephant Bar in St. Paul’s Lowertown, it’s all rich flavors, spice and beautiful plates," 1 Aug. 2019 Dealing with competition quibbles is hardly new for Big Tech. — The Economist, "American trustbusters are rattling Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple," 6 June 2019 IndyStar columnist has quibbles with the Indianapolis Colts about one of their recent acquistions. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts tackle Antonio Garcia suspended for violating NFL performance-enhancing drug policy," 29 May 2019 Apart from a few minor quibbles, this is pretty much everything fans could hope for in a TV adaptation of Good Omens. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: Amazon’s Good Omens is every bit as entertaining as the original novel," 1 June 2019 My only quibble is that the 6T’s earpiece — sitting at the top edge of the phone, pushed out of the ultra minimalist notch — tends to gather dust and debris a little too easily. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "OnePlus 6T review: revised formula, same results," 29 Oct. 2018 That's a minor quibble for an app of this complexity. — Keith Law, Ars Technica, "Review: Mega-hit boardgame Scythe goes digital on Steam," 15 Sep. 2018 But these wind up seeming like minor quibbles as the tension builds and the truth unfolds. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "Netflix’s Apostle takes The Wicker Man to a radical new level," 12 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quibble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for quibble
quibble
verb
English Language Learners Definition of quibble
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to argue or complain about small, unimportant things
quibble
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of quibble (Entry 2 of 2)
: a small complaint or criticism usually about something unimportant
See the full definition for quibble in the English Language Learners Dictionary
quibble
verb
quib·ble
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quibbled;
quibbling
Kids Definition of quibble
(Entry 1 of 2)