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quibbles |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quibble Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quibble Entailment of verb quibble Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb quibble 2 senses of quibble Sense 1 quibble => hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep Sense 2 quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble => argue, contend, debate, fence Familiarity of verb quibble quibble used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb quibble Sense 1 quibble => hedge, fudge, evade, put off circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep -------------- Sense 2 quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble => argue, contend, debate, fence -------------- Grep of noun quibble quibble quibbler Overview of noun quibble The noun quibble has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quibble, quiddity -- (an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections) Overview of verb quibble The verb quibble has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quibble -- (evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections) 2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble -- (argue over petty things "Let's not quibble over pennies") Overview of noun quibble The noun quibble has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quibble, quiddity -- (an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections) Overview of verb quibble The verb quibble has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quibble -- (evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections) 2. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble -- (argue over petty things "Let's not quibble over pennies")
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