Noun: quibble kwi-bul
- An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
"Instead of addressing the main issue, he resorted to quibbles about the wording of the proposal";
- quiddity, cavil
- Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
"The politician quibbled about the exact wording of the agreement"
- Argue over petty things
"Let's not quibble over pennies";
- niggle, pettifog [archaic], bicker, squabble, brabble [archaic]
Derived forms: quibbled, quibbles, quibbling
Type of: argue, circumnavigate, circumvent, contend, debate, dodge, duck [informal], elude, equivocation, evade, evasion, fence, finesse, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
Encyclopedia: Quibble