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[ verb ] argue over petty things

Examples

"Let's not quibble over pennies"

Used in print

(Terence O'Donnell, "Evenings at the Bridge"...)

merchants from the bazaar bickering over a deal ; a Bakhtiari khan in a cap and hacking jacket ; dervishes who stand with the stillness of the blind , their eyes filmed with rheum and visions ; the old Kajar princes arriving in their ancient limousines ; students , civil_servants , beggars , musicians , hawkers , and clowns .

Related terms

argue carper quibbler

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[ noun ] a quarrel about petty points

Related terms

quarrel quibble

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