See quibble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Is it a quibble, or play upon words?",
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"text": "This is a quibble between council and counsel. The latter word is still used to imply secrecy; as in the phrase, \"keep your own counsel.\"",
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"text": "“I dog no one, Mr. Temple,” I replied bitterly. “We'll not quibble about words,” said he.",
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"roman": "zajaždam se",
"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "заяждам се"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "ĉikani"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "marista"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "kitistä"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "chicaner"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "ergoter"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "chinoiser"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "chipoter"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
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"roman": "dac̣vrilmaneba",
"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "დაწვრილმანება"
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"word": "წვრილმანზე კამათი"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "herumstreiten"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "kleinlich sein"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "cavillare"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "preocupar-se"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "preocupar-se com minúcias"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "discutir"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "придира́ться"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "cepidlačiti"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "buscar evasivas"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "sutilizar"
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"sense": "to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner",
"word": "andar con sutilezas"
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