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What is the noun for quibbling?

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quibble
  1. A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument.
  2. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; a cavil.
  3. (obsolete) A pun.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “He didn't raise a quibble about the fees and quietly handed over a five-hundred-rupee note to Aruna.”
      “The Congress was giving the administration what it wanted without delay and without quibble.”
quibbling
quibbler
  1. Somebody who quibbles
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  3. Examples:
    1. “With him the quibbler, the doctrinaire, the political economist, has no place.”
      “A quibbler might point out that some artists in the exhibition are not, strictly speaking, Pop Artists.”
      “He was adroit and quick, and was rather a quibbler than a great lawyer.”
quibblings
quibblers
quibbles
  1. plural of quibble
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The packaging is attractive, and I love the plastic slipcover over the standard fold-out with gates, but I do have some minor quibbles.”
      “Just don't mess around with postponing elections on the basis of technological quibbles.”
      “There have been some quibbles with the method, but there are links to other Gaelic sites here.”
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