Quibbling

Language		Translations for "quibbling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		ergotage. (various references)

German		Wortklauberei (caviling), ausweichend (cagey, dodging, eluding, elusive, elusively, evading, evasive, evasively, flinchingly, shiftily, shifty, shunning, swerving). (various references)

Greek		σοφιστικός. (various references)

Hungarian		szavak értelmének kiforgatása, szócsavaró, szócsavarás, szócséplés, szócséplő, kibúvó keresés, köntörfalazó (circumlocutional, evasive, prevaricator, shuffler, shuffling, tergiversator), köntörfalazás (circumbendibus, prevarication, quibble, roundabout, roundabout phrase, tergiversation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		一時逃れ (temporizing), 一寸逃れ (prevarication). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		いっす�"のがれ (prevarication), いっときのがれ (temporizing), いちじのがれ (temporizing). (various references)

Norwegian		ordkløveri. (various references)

Pig Latin		ibblingquay

Spanish		sutilezas. (various references)

Swedish		spetsfundig (sophisticated). (various references)

Turkish		safsatalı (casuistic, casuistical, fallacious, sophistic), sözcük seçiminde dikkatli, kelimelerle oynayan, kılı kırk yaran (captious, choosy, finical, finicking, finicky, hairsplitting, meticulous, pettifogging, prissy, wiredrawn). (various references)

Ukrainian		софізм (amphibology, amphiboly, quibble, quip, sophism), каламбур (allusion, annomination, clinch, conundrum, pun, quibble, quirk, wordplay). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự nguỵ biện (chicanery), sự nói lảng, sự hay lý sự cùn, sự chơi chữ sự nói nước đôi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "quibbling" (pronounced kwi"buling or kwi"bling)
6	-i" b u l i ng	dribbling, nibbling, scribbling.
5	-b u l i ng	ambling, assembling, babbling, bubbling, bumbling, crumbling, dabbling, disabling, doubling, enabling, fumbling, gambling, gobbling, grumbling, hobbling, humbling, labeling, mislabeling, mumbling, redoubling, resembling, rumbling, scrambling, squabbling, stumbling, tabling, trembling, troubling, tumbling, warbling, wobbling.
4	-u l i ng	backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, boggling, bottling, bristling, bugling, bundling, bungling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, commingling, counseling, cradling, crippling, cycling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disgruntling, dismantling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, funneling, giggling, groveling, grueling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hassling, huddling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, jostling, juggling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mingling, modeling, mottling, muddling, muscling, paddling, paneling, parceling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, raveling, recycling, refueling, remodeling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, saddling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, stapling, stenciling, strangling, struggling, swiveling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, tripling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, waggling, wiggling, wrangling, wrinkling, yodeling.
3	-l i ng	ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling.
5	-i" b l i ng	sibling.
4	-b l i ng	dissembling, rambling.
3	-l i ng	ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Absurdity	Adjective: absurd, nonsensical, preposterous, egregious, senseless, inconsistent, ridiculous, extravagant, quibbling; self-annulling, self-contradictory; macaronic, punning.
Reasoning,	Foolish; (imbecile); frivolous, pettifogging, quibbling; finespun, overrefined.
Unmeaningness	Trashy, washy, trumpery, trivial, fiddle-faddle, twaddling, quibbling.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Title
Books	Quibbling (reference) Quibbling Siblings: Understanding Quarreling and Competition (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Be happy without quibbling.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	80%	12	101,599
Noun (singular)	20%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	15	N/A

Expression using "quibbling": lawyer's quibbling. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "quibbling": quibbling-its.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Quibbling

Definition: Quibbling

Quibbling

Adjective

Synonyms: Quibbling

Synonyms within Context: Quibbling

Absurdity

Reasoning,

Unmeaningness

Crosswords: Quibbling

Commercial Usage: Quibbling

Books

Use in Literature: Quibbling

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Usage Frequency: Quibbling

Expressions: Quibbling

Modern Translation: Quibbling

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Norwegian

Pig Latin

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Ukrainian

Vietnamese

Rhyming with "Quibbling"

Anagrams: Quibbling

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	Words within the letters "b-b-g-i-i-l-n-q-u"
	-3 letters: bluing, lubing.
	-4 letters: blini, lungi.
	-5 letters: blin, blub, bulb, bung, glib, iglu, ling, lung, quin.
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