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I think the older you get, the more 'let's cut to the chase' you get, 'let's quit quibbling about this, let's tell it like it is.'
Vicki Lawrence

Meaning of "quibbling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUIBBLING

quibbling  [ˈkwɪblɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUIBBLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quibbling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUIBBLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quibbling in the English dictionary

The definition of quibbling in the dictionary is given to making trivial objections or equivocations, esp ones used to avoid an issue. Other definition of quibbling is trivial or unimportant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUIBBLING


babbling
ˈbæblɪŋ
bling
blɪŋ
bling-bling
ˈblɪŋˌblɪŋ
cabling
ˈkeɪblɪŋ
doubling
ˈdʌblɪŋ
dribbling
ˈdrɪblɪŋ
eco-labelling
ˈleɪblɪŋ
gambling
ˈɡæmblɪŋ
humbling
ˈhʌmblɪŋ
rambling
ˈræmblɪŋ
rumbling
ˈrʌmblɪŋ
saibling
ˈsaɪblɪŋ
scrambling
ˈskræmblɪŋ
scribbling
ˈskrɪblɪŋ
shambling
ˈʃæmblɪŋ
sibling
ˈsɪblɪŋ
stabling
ˈsteɪblɪŋ
timetabling
ˈtaɪmteɪblɪŋ
trembling
ˈtrɛmblɪŋ
troubling
ˈtrʌblɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUIBBLING

qui vive
quibble
quibbler
quibblingly
Quiberon
quich
quiche
Quichua
Quichuan
quick
quick assets
quick fire
quick fix
quick grass
quick march
quick money
quick on the uptake
quick one
quick response
quick thinking

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUIBBLING

bling bling
brambling
bumbling
burbling
calling
dabbling
disabling
dissembling
enabling
ennobling
grumbling
lambling
marbling
pebbling
snobling
squabbling
stumbling
thumbling
trebling
untrembling
warbling

Synonyms and antonyms of quibbling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUIBBLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quibbling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of quibbling

Translation of «quibbling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUIBBLING

Find out the translation of quibbling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quibbling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quibbling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狡辩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quibbling
570 millions of speakers

English

quibbling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quibbling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراوغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

придирка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tergiversações
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quibbling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ergotage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quibbling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wortklauberei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言い逃れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quibbling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quibbling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quibbling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மழுப்புதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोद करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

safsatalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spierając
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

причіпка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șicanarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεκφυγές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quibbling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quibbling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ordkløveri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quibbling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUIBBLING»

The term «quibbling» is regularly used and occupies the 56.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUIBBLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quibbling

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QUOTES WITH «QUIBBLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quibbling.
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Vicki Lawrence
I think the older you get, the more 'let's cut to the chase' you get, 'let's quit quibbling about this, let's tell it like it is.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUIBBLING»

Discover the use of quibbling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quibbling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Look Who Lives in the Ocean!: Splashing and Dashing, ...
Fun and interesting facts about ocean animals.
‎2009
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Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of ...
Quibbling, Carolyn Guyer explains, "is about how women Quibbling: A Feminist and men are together, it tends slightly toward salacious, it is broadly feminist (so to speak), or, one could say it is the story Rhizome Narrative of someone's life just  ...
George P. Landow, 2006
3
Nuces philosophicæ; or, The philosophy of things as ...
No sooner do you attempt to compel them to talk intelligibly — no sooner do you request them to give you a clear definition of the meaning of the words they use — than they stop you with : " sir, this is mere quibbling !" Such talkers are only fit to ...
Edward Johnson (sir.), 1842
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The Trial Lawyer: What it Takes to Win
Quibbling. Frequently, witnesses quibble over the meaning of words, not to clarify what you have asked, but to avoid answering. The examiner's built-in advantage is that quibbling, by itself, can make a witness look evasive. The testimony of a ...
David Berg, 2003
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Nuces Philosophicæ; or, The philosophy of things, as ...
For it is owing to the want of this same precision, which they call quibbling, that such hosts of cookery books have bcen laid on the shelf as utterly useless. They directed us to take a pinch of this, and a pinch of that, and a handfiil of the ...
Edward JOHNSON (M.D.), 1842
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Logic, Inductive and Deductive
Further, it would be a mistake to conclude because Aristotle's Logic, as an instrument of Dialectic, concerned itself with the syllogism of propositions rather than their truth, that it was merely an art of quibbling. On the contrary, it was essentially ...
William Minto
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You're a Better Parent Than You Think!: A Guide to ...
They still may not like it, but living with it is the first step to understanding it. Quibbling or “Just trying to get the facts, ma'am.” Overreasoning has a close relative: quibbling. What is quibbling? (Contrary to popular belief, it is not a medieval sport.) ...
Raymond N. Guarendi, 2010
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Liberty in Troubled Times: A Libertarian Guide to Laws, ...
Bush Administration apologists and establishment hacks of various political stripes dismissed Safire's outrage as “heavy breathing” and overreaction. But the columnist accomplished at least one of 215215215215215 Chapter 17: Quibbling ...
James Walsh, 2004
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Canonizing Hypertext: Explorations and Constructions
1.3 Carolyn Guyer, Quibbling (1993) 'Carolyn Guyer's Quibbling is one of the mothers of feminist hypertext and it is still one of the best,' maintains Carolyn Guertin (1998) , another eminent hypertext writer and critic publishing with Eastgate.
Astrid Ensslin, 2007
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Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in ...
Quibbling. When deciding whether someone has or has not committed a fallacy, we don't want to quibble. We don't want to take advantage, for instance, of the fact that life is short, and, in everyday life, we don't usually bother to spell out every ...
Nancy Cavender, Howard Kahane, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUIBBLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quibbling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quibbling over 5 cm
City council decided a shortfall of five centimetres (1.968 inches) wasn't enough to derail a proposed rezoning application to subdivide a property at 310 ... «Castanet.net, Jul 15»
2
CEQA: California's Environmental Quibbling Act
ECOPOLITICS - The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was signed into law by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1970. CEQA requires extensive study and ... «City Watch, Jul 15»
3
Time for quibbling over ODZ is over
If the part of the new university which the government says is to be built in Marsascala lies in Żonqor Point, then it is clear the government is set to have its way ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
4
Quibbling about renewable energy while the earth burns
On walks through my neighborhood, I am often greeted by the sight of another modest 1960s house being swept away to make room for a structure more than ... «News & Observer, Jun 15»
5
In the Freddie Gray case, quibbling over a pocket knife
A resident sweeps while other locals and volunteers cross North Avenue at Fulton Avenue to help clean up on a quiet morning after riots across the city. «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
6
Quibbling with Kentucky's perfection
Let's put the cart before the horse, count our chickens before they're hatched, play 'em two games at a time, and compare apples and oranges. If Kentucky loses ... «SFGate, Mar 15»
7
Kraft And Quibbling Over Yield (KRFT)
Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...)The author wrote this ... «Seeking Alpha, Mar 15»
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When quibbling is a form of lying: SC affirms Cudia dismissal
"As a factual matter, the Court also noted that petitioner committed a violation of the Honor Code by 'quibbling' which constitutes 'lying.' Citing an Honor ... «ABS CBN News, Feb 15»
9
Quibbling on services and goods
There is a mass of judgments on the question whether a state government can levy tax on works contracts which involve elements of both service and sale of ... «Business Standard, Feb 15»
10
Insulted by John Kerry, Greta sounds off: How dare you call it petty …
Insulted by John Kerry, Greta sounds off: How dare you call it petty 'quibbling' ... leaders was a bad idea, Kerry was calling criticism of the snub “quibbling.”. «BizPac Review, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Quibbling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quibbling>. Apr 2024 ».
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