quibble
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- noun
- /ˈkwɪbəl/
- I have no quibble with all that you say about the business practices of payday lenders.
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Watch on YouTubeSo these could just be quibbles, but I am going to bring them up.
- So these could just be quibbles, but I am going to bring them up.
- That's the totality of my gripes and quibbles.
- And these criticisms really are at the level of, of quibbles more than, you know, genuine.
- But the MO is much more like, we're so happy that we're here with people who have gotten past all those quibbles.
Examples
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So these could just be quibbles, but I am going to bring them up.
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I had two quibbles with what Paul chose to say.
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There was just a little bit of a quibble over the company car.
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Ah, one of the rare times I have a quibble with Richard!
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Mark, the only quibble I have with your article is that yoga can actually be pretty brutal.
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Anybody have any quibbles with this proof?
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If you have questions or quibbles, my office is open.
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That's the only quibble I have with your post.
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One minor quibble: I think you're off by a couple of decimal places with your percentages.
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There were a few quibbles during the meeting, but we managed to stay focused on the main issues.
Synonyms
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A small disagreement about something unimportant
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A small unimportant objection that avoids the main point
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Arguing about small unimportant details that wastes time and annoys people
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A way of arguing that focuses on small unimportant differences and confuses the issue
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A small, unimportant objection that distracts from the main point
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Arguing about small unimportant details to avoid making a decision
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Etymology
Quibble probably comes from an old word meaning 'chatter' or 'jest'. So a quibble is a small, fussy objection that sounds like noisy talk and avoids the main point.