Tom was quibbling about the sentences concerning him, while Mary was doing her best to translate them.
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Quibbling
/ˈkwɪblɪŋ/
Synonyms for "quibbling" (103 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (31)
chicanerychoplogiccriticalcriticismcynicaldodgingequivocationequivocatoryevasionevasiveexceptionfault-findingfaultfindingfencingflakgobbledegookhairsplittinghedginghithome thrust
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hostile criticismhypercriticalhypercriticalnesshypercriticismimputationknocklegalisticlogic chopping
Related words (51)
Noun(12 words)
nitpicknitpickingpedanticpedantic criticismpedantrypettifoggeryquibblequibblessemantic quibblingskirmishingtechnicalitytrifling objections
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14 entriescarpcavildefinition disputehair splittinglinguistic quibblingminutiae critiquenitpicknitpickingpedantic criticismpedantrypettifoggeryprocedural quibblingsemantic disputesemantic quibbling
Collocations
16 entriesacademic quibblingendless quibblingfrivolous quibblinghabitual quibblinghair splittingintellectual quibblingnitpickingongoing quibblingpedantrypetty quibblingquibbling criticismsquibbling detailsquibbling objectionsquibbling tonesemantic quibblingunnecessary quibbling
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Stop quibbling.
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You are quibbling.
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You're quibbling.
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