1
as in to complain
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II
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2
as in to argue
to express different opinions about something often angrily
don't quibble over who gets to sit in front
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as in objection
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Recent Examples of quibble
Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
So far the answer seems to be a qualified yes — even if not many projects appear to have made the cut and some quibble about the size of payments.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Benji Jones, Vox, 16 May 2025
But there’s no need to quibble—we’ll watch Hugh Bonneville in just about anything.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
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Verb
But, as the European official pointed out, Zelensky’s quibbles and proposed tweaks to Trump’s peace initiatives are of a specific, tactical nature: a revision here, a counterproposal there.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
So far the answer seems to be a qualified yes — even if not many projects appear to have made the cut and some quibble about the size of payments.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
The new administration can quibble with the technical points of the listing, Koch said, but that will do nothing to change the reality: The bird is at risk of extinction and needs to be protected.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 16 May 2025
But there’s no need to quibble—we’ll watch Hugh Bonneville in just about anything.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quibble
Verb
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Some residents and candidates have complained that Area Towing often overcharged customers, unaware of the costs when getting their vehicles towed.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Republicans complain about the district’s heavy Democratic lean.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some animal rights groups argued the decision sets a dangerous precedent, including Bear Defenders, a campaign to oppose the expansion of bear hunting in Florida.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The media company argued that the statements were not fabricated.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At this stage, the United States has spent plenty for Ukraine’s sovereignty — often over the objections of Trump himself, but the expenditures have been made.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Despite that finding and Clapp’s objections, council members are still moving forward with the plan.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The market will nitpick a couple of areas in the quarter over the next few days, including questioning why AWS didn't deliver the same type of revenue upside as rivals Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some customers aren’t thrilled with their nitpicking nature.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Sunny and Ulla have a tendency to bicker, and each can resort to brandishing cultural stereotypes as a cudgel when arguing with the other.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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That was the thing that gave us the ability to feel quite free in the scenes — not changing the words or changing the sense of the scene — but trust trying different things, having that bickering back and forth, finding that easygoing relationship between the two of them.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Inside, Seán glanced briefly away from the television as the women fussed at Orla’s return.—
Anne Enright,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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But other times, windows would be rearranged seemingly at random, with unused space and weird gaps that require you to fuss around and move all your windows around again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In 2022, only 22 percent of Ukrainians favored a negotiated end to the war, and 73 percent favored Ukraine fighting until victory.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Following emancipation, Black families fought to reunite, underscoring the idea of family as foundational to their status as free people, as described by the National Museum of African American History and Culture.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year the Trump administration deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles to deal with immigration protests.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Officers set up a checkpoint in one of D.C.’s popular nightlife areas, drawing protests.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Quibble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quibble. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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