Main Entry: ¹quib·ble

Pronunciation: \ˈkwi-bəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): quib·bled; quib·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Date: 1656

intransitive verb 1 : to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
2 a : cavil, carp b : bickertransitive verb : to subject to quibbles

— quib·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun