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quibbles

quibbles is the plural of quibble.

Meaning of quibble

Noun

quibble (plural quibbles)

  1. An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
    • He harped on his quibble about how the dark red paint should be described as carmine rather than burgundy.
  2. (archaic) A pun.
    • Is it a quibble, or play upon words?1864, Robert Kemp Philp, editor, The Family Friend, page 54

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Questions about quibbles

What is quibbles the plural of?
Quibbles is the plural of quibble.

Words near quibbles in the dictionary

  1. Quibal
  2. quibble
  3. quibbled
  4. quibbler
  5. quibblers
  6. quibbles
  7. quibblesome
  8. quibbling
  9. quibblingly
  10. quibblings
  11. quibbly

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