| VERB | communication | pettifog, quibble, niggle, bicker, squabble, brabble | argue over petty things |
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| Meaning | argue over petty things. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | quibble, niggle, bicker, squabble, brabble | |
| Broader | argue, contend, debate, fence | Have an argument about something |
| Spanish | enzarzar, liarla | |
| Catalan | disputar, obeir, subtilitzar | |
| Nouns | pettifogger | a disputant who quibbles |
| pettifoggery | a quarrel about petty points | |
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