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quibble:
- chicane; spijkers op laag water zoeken; haarkloverij
Wiktionary:
- quibble → haarkloverij
- quibble → muggenziften, kibbelen
- quibble → bedillen, haarkloven, het lastig maken, muggeziften, vitten

English

Detailed Translations for quibble from English to Dutch

quibble:

quibble [the ~] nomen

the quibble (pettifoggery)
de chicane; spijkers op laag water zoeken; de haarkloverij
- chicane [de ~] nomen
- spijkers op laag water zoeken [znw.] nomen
- haarkloverij [de ~ (v)] nomen

Translation Matrix for quibble:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
chicane	pettifoggery; quibble
haarkloverij	pettifoggery; quibble	arguing; hairsplitting; niggling; nitpicking; quibbling; splitting hairs
spijkers op laag water zoeken	pettifoggery; quibble
-	cavil; quiddity
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bicker; brabble; niggle; pettifog; squabble
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sophism; subtlety

Related Words for "quibble":

quibbles

Synonyms for "quibble":

quiddity; cavil; evasion; equivocation
hedge; fudge; evade; put off; circumvent; parry; elude; skirt; dodge; duck; sidestep
niggle; pettifog; bicker; squabble; brabble; argue; contend; debate; fence

Related Definitions for "quibble":

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections¹
argue over petty things¹
- Let's not quibble over pennies¹
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections¹

Wiktionary Translations for quibble:

quibble

noun

a trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument
- quibble → haarkloverij

verb

to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner
- quibble → muggenziften

quibble

verb

woordenstrijd hebben
- kibbelen → quibble; argue

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• quibble	→ bedillen; haarkloven; het lastig maken; muggeziften; vitten	↔ chicaner — user de chicane.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University