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What (who) is QUIBBLES - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Quibbles; Quibbling; Quibble (disambiguation)
Quibble
·noun A pun; a low conceit.
II. Quibble ·vi To Pun; to practice punning.
III. Quibble ·noun A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
IV. Quibble ·vi To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to Equivocate.
quibble
¦ noun
1. a slight objection or criticism.
2. archaic a pun.
¦ verb argue about a trivial matter.
Derivatives
quibbler 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.
quibble
I
n. a minor quibble
II
v. (D; intr.) to quibble about, over; with (to quibble about trifles)
Wikipedia
Quibble
A quibble may refer to:
- a trivial objection
- a pun, or play on words
- Quibble (plot device), in narratology
- Quibble (computing), a quad nibble
- A monster from the game My Singing Monsters
Examples of use of QUIBBLES
1. I‘m unhappy." Individually these may seem picky quibbles.
2. Queues forgotten, quibbles forgotten, phones forgotten, left to warble gently and die in pockets.
3. The finished film makes compelling viewing – although my ego has a couple of small quibbles.
4. Nobody seriously quibbles with the idea that our electricity, water and train companies should be regulated.
5. Although the United States is the wealthiest nation in history, our quarrels and quibbles with our prosperity are unending.