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1. An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
   - quiddity, cavil

1. Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
    
2. Argue over petty things
   "Let's not quibble over pennies";
   - niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

Derived forms: quibbled, quibbles, quibbling

Type of: argue, circumnavigate, circumvent, contend, debate, dodge, duck [informal], elude, equivocation, evade, evasion, fence, finesse, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt

Encyclopedia: Quibble