Quibble
A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
A pun; a low conceit.
To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate.
To pun; to practice punning.
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Quibble Translations
quibble in Dutch is haarkloven, bedillen
quibble in French is chicaner
quibble in German is herumreden
quibble in Norwegian is liten uenighet, krangle om detaljer
quibble in Spanish is sutileza
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