quibble
/ˈkwɪbl/noun
उच्चारण क्विबल
छोटी आपत्ति, बाल की खाल
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[C]
a small complaint or criticism, especially one that is not important
छोटी आपत्ति, बाल की खाल
- My only quibble is the price.
- I have one quibble with the report: it is too long.
- The only quibble from the examiner was about the spelling of one word.
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- I have a small quibble with the title of your essay.
- Critics raised a few quibbles, but they liked the film.
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[I] ~ (about/over sth)
to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail
छोटी-छोटी बातों पर बहस करना, मीन-मेख निकालना
- Don't quibble over a few rupees.
- Let us not quibble about the date when the main plan is agreed.
- They quibbled over the bill for nearly ten minutes.
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- Stop quibbling about who arrived first and start working.
- The two sides quibbled about wording while the real problem remained.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
quib·ble
?Which word?
Keep the small-complaint words together: quibble, cavil (make unnecessary complaints), carp (complain continually), nitpick, niggle (a small worry).
छोटी शिकायत के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: quibble, cavil (अनावश्यक शिकायत), carp (लगातार शिकायत), nitpick, niggle (छोटी चिंता)।
§Grammar and usage
Quibble about or over sth.
Quibble के साथ दो prepositions आते हैं: 'quibble about' या 'over sth' (किसी छोटी-सी बात पर बहस या आपत्ति करना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms with similar meaning: split hairs (argue about very small differences), nitpick (look for small faults).
समान अर्थ वाले idioms: split hairs (बाल की खाल निकालना), nitpick (छोटी गलतियाँ खोजना)।