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English Dictionary: quibble	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for quibble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quibble n an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections Synonym(s): quibble, quiddity, cavil v evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" Synonym(s): quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quibble \Quib"ble\, n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity.] 1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. Quibbles have no place in the search after truth. -- I. Watts. 2. A pun; a low conceit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quibble \Quib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quibbling}.] 1. 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. 2. To pun; to practice punning. --Cudworth. Syn: To cavil; shuffle; equivocate; trifle.