English to English
noun
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
source: WordNet 3.0
- A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
source: WordNet 3.0
- argue over petty things
Let's not quibble over pennies.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [cuíbl] Paláisipan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
