Definition of quibble Quibble
/kwɪˈbʌl/ - [kwibul] - quib•ble
We found 12 definitions of quibble from 6 different sources.
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What does quibble mean?
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NounPlural: quibbles |
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| quibble - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections | ||
| quiddity, cavil | ||
| equivocation, evasion falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | ||
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| quibble - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" | ||
| niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble | ||
| argue, debate, fence, contend present reasons and arguments | ||
| quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections | ||
| sidestep, fudge, parry, circumvent, elude, dodge, evade, hedge, duck, skirt, put off tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quibble (n.)
A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. - quibble (n.)
A pun; a low conceit. - quibble (v. i.)
To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate. - quibble (v. i.)
To pun; to practice punning.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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quibble
To bother persistently with trivial complaints.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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quibble
kwib′l, n. a turning away from the point in question into matters irrelevant or insignificant: an evasion, a pun: a petty conceit.—v.i. to evade a question by a play upon words: to cavil: to trifle in argument: to pun.—n. Quibb′ler.—adv. Quibb′lingly. [Freq. of quip.]
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