■ noun
1》 a slight objection or criticism.
2》 archaic a pun.
■ verb argue about a trivial matter.
Derivatives
~r noun
quibbling adjective
quibblingly adverb
Origin
C17: dimin. of obs. quib 'a petty objection', prob. from L. quibus , dative and ablative plural of qui , quae , quod 'who, what, which', freq. used in legal documents.