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Related / Similar Words: quibble, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble, fuss, fret

 

Definition:
  • argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies";
  • worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now";

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    Hyponyms: scruple, dither, flap, pother

     

    Derivational Morphology: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss, quibbler, caviller, caviler, pettifogger, carper, niggler, fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither, dither, pother, tizzy, flap

     
     
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