n.
Pronunciation: ' kwi-b ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: quib · bled ; quib · bling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Date: 1656
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
– quib · bler \ -b( ə -)l ə r \ noun