See quibble in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
quibble carp 1cavil niggle nitpick pettifog
These verbs mean to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints: quibbling about minor details; a critic who constantly carped; caviling about the price of coffee; an editor who niggled about commas; tried to stop nitpicking all the time; pettifogging about trivialities.
See quibble in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To raise unnecessary or trivial objections:
carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog. Idiom: pick to pieces. See supportTo engage in a quarrel:
argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. (Informal) hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict
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