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quibble
verb / noun
To raise a minor or evasive objection.
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To raise a minor or evasive objection
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A minor objection or point of dispute, often over a detail.
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Return to topHer only quibble concerned the spelling of the street name.
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He preferred to quibble over wording rather than discuss the main issue.
They agreed not to quibble about trivial differences.
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