ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUIBBLE
Probably from obsolete quib, perhaps from Latin quibus (from quī who, which), as used in legal documents, with reference to their obscure phraseology.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO QUIBBLE
PRESENT
Present
I quibble
you quibble
he/she/it quibbles
we quibble
you quibble
they quibble
Present continuous
I am quibbling
you are quibbling
he/she/it is quibbling
we are quibbling
you are quibbling
they are quibbling
Present perfect
I have quibbled
you have quibbled
he/she/it has quibbled
we have quibbled
you have quibbled
they have quibbled
Present perfect continuous
I have been quibbling
you have been quibbling
he/she/it has been quibbling
we have been quibbling
you have been quibbling
they have been quibbling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I quibbled
you quibbled
he/she/it quibbled
we quibbled
you quibbled
they quibbled
Past continuous
I was quibbling
you were quibbling
he/she/it was quibbling
we were quibbling
you were quibbling
they were quibbling
Past perfect
I had quibbled
you had quibbled
he/she/it had quibbled
we had quibbled
you had quibbled
they had quibbled
Past perfect continuous
I had been quibbling
you had been quibbling
he/she/it had been quibbling
we had been quibbling
you had been quibbling
they had been quibbling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will quibble
you will quibble
he/she/it will quibble
we will quibble
you will quibble
they will quibble
Future continuous
I will be quibbling
you will be quibbling
he/she/it will be quibbling
we will be quibbling
you will be quibbling
they will be quibbling
Future perfect
I will have quibbled
you will have quibbled
he/she/it will have quibbled
we will have quibbled
you will have quibbled
they will have quibbled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been quibbling
you will have been quibbling
he/she/it will have been quibbling
we will have been quibbling
you will have been quibbling
they will have been quibbling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would quibble
you would quibble
he/she/it would quibble
we would quibble
you would quibble
they would quibble
Conditional continuous
I would be quibbling
you would be quibbling
he/she/it would be quibbling
we would be quibbling
you would be quibbling
they would be quibbling
Conditional perfect
I would have quibble
you would have quibble
he/she/it would have quibble
we would have quibble
you would have quibble
they would have quibble
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been quibbling
you would have been quibbling
he/she/it would have been quibbling
we would have been quibbling
you would have been quibbling
they would have been quibbling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you quibble
we let´s quibble
you quibble
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
quibbling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUIBBLE»
Discover the use of
quibble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
quibble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Confessions of Artemas
Quibble
A legal thriller in the District Attorney Series by American lawyer Arthur Cheney Train (1875-1945).
A picture book about sibling rivalry from the award-winning author/illustrator of Pearl Barley and Charley Parsley, The Dreadful Fluff and Noah Dreary.
3
The Confessions of Artemas
Quibble
had gone inside remained looking curiously through the window. While I was
thus engaged a stout, bustling man of about forty years of age came hurrying
down the sidewalk and turned to enter the store. As he did he observed me
apparently ...
4
Aha! A Two Volume Collection: Aha! Gotcha Aha! Insight
wwwwwuouro. I a 3 4 S b 78) 10 Professor Quibble, who was always thinking of
tricky solutions, happened to be listening. Prof. Quibble: Why four glasses? I can
do it by just moving two glasses. Can't you?
5
Shakespearean Tragedy and Gender
CAROL COOK I IN THE PREFACE to his edition of Shakespeare, Samuel
Johnson ranked among Shakespeare's faults his susceptibility to "the quibble": "A
quibble was to him the fatal Cleopatra for which he lost the World and was
content to ...
Shirley Nelson Garner, Madelon Sprengnether, 1996
6
A Guide To English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume 3
A. Guide. to. English. Grammar: Quibble. (a) Active Voices 1. Indicative Mood 1. 2
. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Present Tense Singular I quibble You
quibble He/she/it quibbles Past Tense Singular I quibbled You quibbled He/she/it
...
7
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
The first who presented himself on this occasion was our facetious friend Quibble
. The moment that gentleman slid into the room, with his usual air of dapper self-
conceit, our hero seized him warmly by the hand. □ Quibble, my good fellow ...
Is he hallucinating, just tired or is there really an invisible persontalking to him? This is where his adventures begin.
9
Rationale Of Judicial Evidence, Specially Applied To English ...
The back of the judge is turned upon the merits, not only when he decides in
favour of the quibble, but at an earlier period ; viz. when he takes upon him to
listen to an argument on the subject of the quibble. Then is it that one offence
against ...
Three missiles stood in electronic combat with the Rocketship Iota and Cadet
Quibble hanging nervously in the balance. At this point, Ridley reasoned that
unlimited acceleration was his only hope for a planetary burial. As he cut in
manual ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUIBBLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
quibble is used in the context of the following news items.
Ed Sheeran Responds To Bruno Mars' Amusing VMA Quibble
The activity on Twitter Tuesday night (July 21), had to break some type of record for the social media site when a few recording artists shared their opinions on ... «Vibe, Jul 15»
Confidence Plunges in Canada as Officials Quibble Over R-Word
A weekly gauge of Canadian consumer sentiment dropped to a four-month low last week after the Bank of Canada said the nation's economy “contracted ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
1st Cav commander throws tantrum, bans reporter over quibble …
By Thomas E. RicksThomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008. He can be reached at ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
We can quibble over timescales, but real climate progress is afoot
We believe in the free flow of information. We use a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivatives license, so you can republish our articles for free, online or in ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
Ewart: Watson doesn't quibble with climate debate, just the NEB's …
“I don't quibble whether there should be a discussion,” he said. “It's just not for us as a regulator, given our mandate. We're not the right place for those issues to ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»
Steam introduces no quibble refunds
Steam introduces no quibble refunds. You can now request a refund for nearly all Steam purchases, and for any reason. Facebook Share Twitter Share. «Videogamer.com, Jun 15»
A hiring panel might quibble at Stephen Harper's first application for …
It's not often the Prime Minister calls in sick. But on Tuesday, Stephen Harper was down with a vicious head cold exacerbated by his aversion to taking cold ... «CTV News, May 15»
Sand depot parties quibble over wording
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Three months after the appeals hearing of the proposed Hill Street frack sand depot, parties involved still wanted clarity on the decision ... «San Angelo Standard Times, May 15»
Carolyn Hax: Quibble over money points to fissure in marriage
Dear Carolyn: My husband and I have recently started saving for a home, which means clamping down on our budget. I suggested we set a per-person amount ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
Judge, court spectator quibble over where users buy heroin
Judge, court spectator quibble over where users buy heroin. Macomb Circuit Court Judge James Biernat Jr. By Jameson Cook, The Macomb Daily. «The Macomb Daily, Apr 15»
