QUIB

Meaning of QUIB in English

Sarcasm, bitter taunt, gibe, quip.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

QUIB — (n.) A quip; a gibe.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIB — ( n. ) A quip; a gibe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIB — noun a quip; a gibe.
Webster English vocab
QUIBBLE — I. verb (~d; quibbling) Date: 1656 intransitive verb to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words, 2. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUIBBLE — I. ˈkwibəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably diminutive of obsolete quib quibble, perhaps from Latin quibus, dative & abl. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUIBBLE — — quibbler , n. /kwib"euhl/ , n. , v. , quibbled, quibbling . n. 1. an instance of the use …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIBBLE — I. ˈkwi-bəl verb ( quib·bled ; quib·bling -b(ə-)liŋ) Date: 1656 intransitive verb 1. : to evade the point of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUIBBLE — ■ noun 1》 a slight objection or criticism. 2》 archaic a pun. ■ verb argue about a trivial matter. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUIBBLE — [quib.ble] vb quib.bled ; quib.bling vi (1656) 1: to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUIBBLE — / ˈkwɪbl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] quibble (about / over sth) to argue or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIBBLE — I. quib ‧ ble 1 /ˈkwɪb ə l/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] to argue about small unimportant details quibble about/over …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUIBBLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a pun. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUIBBLE — n. & v. n. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a pun. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUIBBLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a pun. …
Oxford English vocab

Dictionary of English Synonyms

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