- present participle of quibble.
quibbling
Example Sentences
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It was a mistake to think that you could give the beach cottage to these quibbling brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
But she dismissed arguments that regular sugar is less processed as "completely quibbling", noting that both products require stripping out fibre and other nutritional benefits.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
I recognize that this is confusing, and all of the above may seem like minor linguistic quibbling to those less aware of the history.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025
For much of the production, directed by George C. Wolfe, I was quibbling and quarreling with the reigning queen of Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
This wasn’t the time or the place for moral quibbling.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
