"pettifogging" meaning in All languages combined

See pettifogging on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pettifoggings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pettifogging (plural pettifoggings)
  1. pettifoggery
    Sense id: en-pettifogging-en-noun-NBcCa4m9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pettifogging
  1. present participle and gerund of pettifog Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pettifog
    Sense id: en-pettifogging-en-verb-hN20uZu5

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1967, Agatha Christie, Endless Night:",
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