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Noun
S:
(n)
bicker
,
bickering
,
spat
,
tiff
,
squabble
,
pettifoggery
,
fuss
(a quarrel about petty points)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
bicker
[Related to:
bicker
] (argue over petty things)
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
W:
(v)
spat
[Related to:
spat
] (engage in a brief and petty quarrel)
W:
(v)
squabble
[Related to:
squabble
] (argue over petty things)
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
W:
(v)
pettifog
[Related to:
pettifoggery
] (argue over petty things)
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
W:
(adj)
fussy
[Related to:
fuss
] (exacting especially about details)
"a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
Verb
S:
(v)
quibble
,
niggle
,
pettifog
,
bicker
,
squabble
,
brabble
(argue over petty things)
"Let's not quibble over pennies"