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Meanings of quibbling in English

Caviling.

cavilingcarpingnitpickingpettifogging
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Usage of quibbling in English
1
But he didn't want to complicate an already delicate situation by quibbling.
Anthill: a novel
2
There's no Gallagher-esque quibbling rivalry, nor does one brother take obvious charge.
The Guardian
3
Against Arsenal, Mourinho was probably alone in quibbling with the result.
Reuters
4
Often as not it deteriorates into quibbling, but occasionally one's strategy is improved.
Julian
5
He was trying to bait me into quibbling over how he'd phrased it.
Anathem
6
Nobody, not even Laurene, was quibbling about the efficacy of profiling.
You can't stop me
7
That, perhaps, tells us more than all the quibbling combined.
The Wise Man's Fear
8
That seemed dreadfully archaic and convoluted, from using spelled-out letters to quibbling over payment.
Existence
9
They had to move quickly, and it was pointless quibbling over who did what.
Schild's Ladder
10
There was no quibbling, not the faintest hint of disapproval.
The Neutronium Alchemist
11
Ryan was quibbling with a distant Danielle, whoever she was.
Fatal Voyage
12
Another man beside him starts quibbling with him about it.
The new yorker
13
Of course, quibbling over the minimum charge is inevitable.
Reuters
14
Walter would say, 'Somewhere in the north, up there!' and yell at him for quibbling.
Wolf hall
15
What's all this quibbling?" said a calm, heavy woman named Trepil.
The Dispossessed
16
After a spell of indecisive quibbling, Perry said, "I'm for it."
In Cold Blood
About this term
Quibbling through the time