Meaning Of The Word Quibble

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What's The Definition Of Quibble?

quibble
countable noun: A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.
verb: When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.

quibble in American English
a play on words; pun
to evade the truth of a point under discussion by caviling; resort to a quibble
intransitive verb: to equivocate
noun: an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue

quibble in British English
to make trivial objections; prevaricate
noun: a trivial objection or equivocation, esp one used to avoid an issue

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