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Meanings of quibbling in English
Usage of quibbling in English
1
But he didn't want to complicate an already delicate situation by quibbling.
2
There's no Gallagher-esque quibbling rivalry, nor does one brother take obvious charge.
3
Your quibbling is childish and unbecoming to a man of your age.
4
This was no time for quibbling-notime for nice shadings of propriety.
5
Against Arsenal, Mourinho was probably alone in quibbling with the result.
6
Often as not it deteriorates into quibbling, but occasionally one's strategy is improved.
7
Thirdly, in order to deprive the Jews of ground for quibbling.
8
The relations between buyer and seller are still often disturbed by petty quibbling.
9
A quibbling mouth that snapped at verbal errors like a lizard catching flies
10
Nobody, not even Laurene, was quibbling about the efficacy of profiling.
11
He was trying to bait me into quibbling over how he'd phrased it.
12
It was quibbling to lay the whole blame on Ocock's shoulders.
13
As for coquetting, quibbling, resisting, she never once thought of it.
14
Lying, quibbling, or misleading statements can and will result in charges.
15
It's no use in my quibbling, Cal, your offer is a stirring one.
16
This is no day for dilly-dallying and quibbling about 'State rights.'
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Quibbling through the time
Quibbling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common