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What (who) is QUIBBLING - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Quibbles; Quibbling; Quibble (disambiguation)
Quibbling
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Quibble.
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.
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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 QUIBBLING
1. "You don‘t have people quibbling over the goals; they‘re quibbling over the means –– or ‘quibbling‘ is the wrong word. ‘Debating.‘ " Snow, who hosted a Fox radio talk show before joining the White House this spring, has made an effort to reach out to conservative audiences by appearing on his former competitors‘ programs, including shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham.
2. "It‘s only at home within these islands that this quibbling arises.
3. Quibbling over the bill, and arguing over dinner are also considered embarrassing blunders, the survey revealed.
4. "I‘m quibbling with the use of his speeches," he said yesterday.
5. They spent the better part of an hour just quibbling over the speaking order.