I. verb
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■ ADVERB
about
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The one thing you can't quibble about is the voice.
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Of course, there are things to quibble about , too.
over
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There was no point in quibbling over semantics so we went back to Mazzin.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She said I owed her twenty dollars. I thought it was twenty-five but I wasn't going to quibble .
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Why quibble over whose turn it is to buy lunch? Split it, and forget about it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But that would be like quibbling over the mole on Cindy Crawford's cheek.
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Come off it, Peter - you're just quibbling.
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Few quibbled with the decision of those on Wall Street to serve the nation by continuing to add to its wealth.
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However critical some of the now-fashionable psychologists are of Chodorow, much of the give-and-take amounts to academic quibbling.
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Of course, there are things to quibble about, too.
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The one thing you can't quibble about is the voice.
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There was no point in quibbling over semantics so we went back to Mazzin.
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Whilst some might quibble with the second part of that statement, who could argue with the first?
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
minor
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Firstly a couple of minor quibbles .
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But those are just minor quibbles .
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But apart from that minor quibble , it was fine.
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Yet enough of the old Frank remains to make these minor quibbles .
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Overall sound quality, with this minor quibble , is in the highest class.
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It is a minor quibble from a splendid weekend.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I have a few minor quibbles about the car's performance.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But these are quibbles, and in no way detract from Jane Brown's achievement.
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Clinton should respond by signing on, without a quibble .
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Firstly a couple of minor quibbles.
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So let bureaucratic quibbles take care of themselves, he decided.
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The few quibbles with the game are technical in nature.
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They retail at around £14 with a no quibble 12 month guarantee.