1
[ noun ] a quarrel about petty points

Synonyms

bickering tiff spat fuss pettifoggery bicker

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

In all the bitter in-fighting , the squabbles over election procedures , the complicated numbers_game that East and West played on the assistant secretaries ' theme , the gentleman from Burma showed himself both as a man of principle and a skilled diplomat .

Related terms

quarrel quibble

2
[ verb ] argue over petty things

Synonyms

bicker niggle pettifog brabble quibble

Examples

"Let's not quibble over pennies"

Related terms

argue bicker carper quibbler

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Rhymes with

wobble cobble wamble quibble equable gobble scrabble hobble corbel campbell probable improbable babel bubble bauble babble bible hardscrabble unshakable psychobabble scribble kibble cable scramble shamble unscramble schnabel stubble quotable stumble injectable breakable practicable nontaxable detectable respectable revocable inflexible irrevocable communicable unpredictable impeccable remarkable drinkable amicable impracticable delectable recyclable execrable unworkable collectible inapplicable retractable tractable predictable undetectable deductible flexible fixable unremarkable implacable unspeakable intractable despicable applicable unmistakable taxable double dabble unstoppable audible garble bumble crumble workable likeable possible ensemble likable rubble rabble umbel amble libel unsinkable bankable washable impossible unthinkable marble sibyl sable hubble persuadable sizeable sizable callable gamble tumble trouble tribal marketable equitable inequitable redoubtable inaudible uncollectible jumble indestructible nondeductible fashionable sociable appreciable perishable saleable salable rumble fumble distinguishable demonstrable mumble capable negotiable collapsible cannibal ramble indistinguishable punishable insatiable wearable intertribal syllable suitable miscible peaceable passable adoptable herbal able abel stable humble uninsurable potable laudable notable fissionable fashionable unserviceable serviceable unfashionable valuable sensible irrepressible irreplaceable forcible unenforceable erasable irresistible reversible unconscionable responsible objectionable reprehensible replaceable personable impassable irreversible immiscible untraceable unanswerable impressionable inadmissible inaccessible irresponsible permissible reducible irreconcilable dispensable compensable answerable preamble indefensible ostensible incompressible enforceable unmentionable digestible contestable inexorable inexhaustible crucible inexplicable traceable indispensable constable timetable invincible noticeable irascible

Phonetic and Homophones

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