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quibbling

[ kwib-ling ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or consisting of quibbles; carping; niggling:

    quibbling debates.



noun

  1. the act of a person who quibbles.
  2. an instance of quibbling:

    a relationship marked by frequent quibblings.

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quibbling1

First recorded in 1650–60; quibble + -ing 2, -ing 1
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For much of the production, directed by George C. Wolfe, I was quibbling and quarreling with the reigning queen of Broadway.

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But instead of grounding its drones and silencing its guns, it's quibbling over how a still non-existent ceasefire might be monitored.

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The ongoing quibbling over whether "The Bear" is a comedy or a drama received a new splash of accelerant when the FX series landed 23 Emmy Award nominations on Wednesday.

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In some places that are slightly more exurban or rural, some people were quibbling with the politics in the sense that people were siding with the folks in the meeting over me a little bit.

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The emails show senior executives quibbling over budgets and head counts while also acknowledging regulatory threats related to their handling of teenage users.

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