'Quibble' definitions:

Definition of 'quibble'

(from WordNet)
noun
An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: quibble, quiddity, cavil]
verb
Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
verb
Argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble]

Definition of 'Quibble'

From: GCIDE
  • Quibble \Quib"ble\, n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity.]
  • 1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. [1913 Webster]
  • Quibbles have no place in the search after truth. -- I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A pun; a low conceit. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Quibble'

From: GCIDE
  • Quibble \Quib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quibbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quibbling.]
  • 1. To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To pun; to practice punning. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To cavil; shuffle; equivocate; trifle. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'quibble'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Quibble'