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quibble

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verb

quib·​ble ˈkwi-bəl How to pronounce quibble (audio)
quibbled; quibbling ˈkwi-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce quibble (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
2
a
: cavil, carp
b
: bicker

transitive verb

: to subject to quibbles
quibbler
ˈkwi-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce quibble (audio)
noun

quibble

2 of 2

noun

1
: an evasion of or shift from the point
2
: a minor objection or criticism

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Quibble is most familiar as a verb, but it can also function as a noun meaning "an evasion of or shift from the point" and "a minor objection or criticism." Both forms of quibble settled into English in the mid-17th century, presumably (though not definitively) as a diminutive of a now-obsolete noun quib, meaning “quibble.” Quib in turn may have come from a form of Latin qui, meaning “who,” a distant relation also of our word who.

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

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 front Noun Our only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
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Noun
But that’s a small quibble for a show filled with joy and dancing from the audience and band alike, the sound of a group that has been lost and found but has locked in once more. William Earl, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 Another quibble: not all of the jokes hit their marks. Joey Morona, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022 The only quibble: Some tasters would have liked a little extra sea salt to combat the sweet. Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2017 Our only minor quibble is that the faux leather construction makes this wallet feel like a distinctly budget product. Mike Richard, Men's Health, 19 Aug. 2022 In hindsight, the one quibble might be the title, since a frequent point is that Black comics don't just have a right to offend, but a need, even an obligation, to make audiences uncomfortable in order to expose larger truths. Brian Lowry, CNN, 29 June 2022 Minor quibble here, but what exactly happened with the Upside Down rifts in the end? Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022 But the main quibble has to do with Ivory’s memories of the prurient kind. John Tamny, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 One minor quibble: the distinctive green outer cover was quick to smudge in our tests, so don't count on the hose looking new for long. Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably diminutive of obsolete quib quibble

First Known Use

Verb

1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quibble was in 1650

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