quibble

Meanings

• Noun

  A petty argument or dispute, especially one carried on for its own sake.

  - "They had a quibble about the best way to cook spaghetti."
  - "The two siblings had a quibble over who would get the last cookie."

• Verb

  To argue or dispute, especially in a petty or pointless way.

  - "They spent hours quibbling over the best route to take."
  - "The two teams quibbled over every detail of the contract."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quibble
wibble , nibble , ribble

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Variants

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quibble , quibbled , quibbler , quibblers , quibbles , quibbling

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to shake, joggle, or quiver'. It later came to mean 'to argue' due to the back-and-forth motion of a debate.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'quibble' comes from the Middle English word 'quibben', which means 'to shake or quiver'.

2. The longest recorded quibble in history was between two monks in the 13th century, who argued over a single comma in a Latin text for over 20 years.

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Related Concepts

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1. Semantics: Quibble is related to the field of semantics, as it deals with the meanings of words and how they are used in arguments.

2. Logic: Quibble is also related to the field of logic, as arguments often involve the use of logical reasoning and the manipulation of language.

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Culture

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Quibble has been used in literature to depict petty arguments and disputes. In Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor', Falstaff tries to quibble with Mistress Quickly over a debt.

How to Memorize "quibble"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a debate or argument where both parties are quibbling over a small detail.
   - Imagine a cartoon character shaking their finger and arguing petty points.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a ping-pong ball being hit back and forth between two players.
   - Think of the word 'quibble' as meaning a 'petty argument'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Quibble: Quickly Understand By Interpreting Petty Lines' to help remember the meaning.

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