| VERB | communication | quibble | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections |
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| communication | quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble | argue over petty things | |
| NOUN | communication | quibble, quiddity, cavil | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
| Sounds | kwih'bahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections. | |
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| Synonyms | quiddity, cavil | |
| Broader | evasion, equivocation | A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
| Spanish | argucia, esencia, evasiva, sutileza | |
| Catalan | evasiva, subtilesa | |
| Verbs | quibble | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections |
| Meaning | Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep | avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| Nouns | quibble | an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |
| quibbler | a disputant who quibbles | |
| Meaning | argue over petty things. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue quibble; Sam wants to quibble with Sue | |
| Example | "Let's not quibble over pennies" | |
| Synonyms | niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble | |
| Broader | argue, contend, debate, fence | Have an argument about something |
| Spanish | enzarzar, liarla | |
| Catalan | disputar, obeir, subtilitzar | |
| Nouns | quibbler | a disputant who quibbles |
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