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quibbleverb to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevanthe spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II carp, cavil, fuss, niggle, nitpick criticize, faultbeef, bellyache, bitch, complain, crab, croak, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, yawp(or yaup), yowlmurmur, mutter split hairs applaud, commend, compliment, praise, recommendapprove, back, champion, endorse(also indorse), support to express different opinions about something often angrilydon't quibble over who gets to sit in front altercate, argue, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle challenge, dare, defyclash, contend, contest, tanglecavil, fuss, nitpickconsider, debate, discusskick, object, protest bandy words, butt heads, lock horns, mix it up coexist, get alongaccept, agree, assent, concur, consent in 1650 |