QUIBBLE


Meaning of QUIBBLE in English

(~s, quibbling, ~d)

1.

When people ~ over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.

Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution...

V-RECIP: V over/about/with n

2.

A ~ is a small and unimportant complaint about something.

These are minor ~s.

N-COUNT

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