quibbleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈkwɪb.əl/us/ˈkwɪb.əl/disapprovingto argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important:
There's no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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quibblenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkwɪb.əl/us/ˈkwɪb.əl/disapprovinga complaint or criticism about something that is not very important:
My only quibble is that the colour isn't very nice.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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Arguments & disagreements