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quib·ble: I. noun II. intransitive verb
no-ˈquib·ble: adjective and adverb

I . quib·ble [ˈkwɪbl̩] N

1. quibble pej:

quibble (petty argument)

haarspalterisches Argument fig pej

quibble (petty argument)

Spitzfindigkeit f pej

quibble (petty arguments)

Spitzfindigkeit f pej

quibble (petty arguments)

Haarspalterei f fig pej

quibble (petty arguments)

Wortklauberei f fig pej

2. quibble also pej (minor criticism):

quibble

Krittelei f pej

quibble

kleine [o. pej kleinliche] Kritik

quibble about/over/with

[kleiner] Kritikpunkt an +dat

II . quib·ble [ˈkwɪbl̩] VB intr

to quibble about [or over] [or with] sth

sich acc über [o. um] etw acc streiten

no one would quibble with that

das würde niemand bestreiten

no-ˈquib·ble ADJ attr

no-quibble returns policy, guarantee:

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

no one would quibble with that

das würde niemand bestreiten

to quibble about [or over] [or with] sth

sich acc über [o. um] etw acc streiten

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English

Happy to be rid of it, he nevertheless names a high price, which he is surprised to find accepted without quibble. en.wikipedia.org

Quibbles can undermine the clearest appearing prophecies. en.wikipedia.org

The commandants and their respective staffs had been quibbling most of the day, having only reached one minor agreement. en.wikipedia.org

He sometimes quibbled over details in the script. en.wikipedia.org

But that's a small quibble about a movie that gets so much right. en.wikipedia.org

While the open government initiative garnered initial public support (with some quibbling over an unnecessarily restrictive licence), seven months later the initiative is gathering dust. thetyee.ca

Probably the wrong lesson, but why quibble? en.wikipedia.org

This is not to say, however, that there is not room for quibbling... en.wikipedia.org

In the scheme of things, however, this amounts to little more than a quibble. en.wikipedia.org

At the outset he was of the opinion that the question turned on a quibble of words. en.wikipedia.org

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