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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quib•bling (kwib′ling),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by or consisting of quibbles;
carping;
niggling:quibbling debates.
n. - the act of a person who quibbles.
- an instance of quibbling:a relationship marked by frequent quibblings.
- quibble + -ing2, -ing1 1650–60
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quib•ble /ˈkwɪbəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling. n. [countable] - a criticism about something very small:a few quibbles about an otherwise great success.
v. [no object] - to complain about small and unimportant matters:quibbling over a few dollars.
quib•bler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quib•ble (kwib′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -bled, -bling. n. - an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- the general use of such arguments.
- petty or carping criticism;
a minor objection.
v.i. - to equivocate.
- to carp;
cavil.
- perh. derivative (compare -le) of quib gibe, apparently akin to quip 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evasion, equivocation, sophism, shift, ambiguity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quibble /ˈkwɪbəl/ vb (intransitive)- to make trivial objections; prevaricate
- archaic to play on words; pun
n - a trivial objection or equivocation, esp one used to avoid an issue
- archaic a pun
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from obsolete quib, perhaps from Latin quibus (from quī who, which), as used in legal documents, with reference to their obscure phraseologyˈquibbler n ˈquibbling adj , n |