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Synonyms
quib·ble (kwĭb́əl)

[Probably diminutive of obsolete quib, equivocation, perhaps from Latin quibus dative and ablative pl. of quī, who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents).]

intransitive verb: -bled, -bling, -bles. 

  1. To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections.
  2. To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil.

noun 

  1. A petty distinction or an irrelevant objection.
  2. Archaic A pun.

derivatives

quib́bler
noun

synonyms:

quibble, carp1cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog These verbs mean to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints: quibbling about minor details; a critic who constantly carped; caviling about the price of coffee; an editor who niggled about commas; tried to stop nitpicking all the time; pettifogging about trivialities.