quibbling

he was quibbling over minor details to avoid addressing the core issue.

don't waste time quibbling with him; he's not going to change his mind.

the lawyer was constantly quibbling with the witness's testimony.

i got tired of quibbling about the price and just accepted their offer.

there's no point in quibbling; the decision has already been made.

she accused him of quibbling to distract from his own mistakes.

stop quibbling and let's move on to the next topic.

he started quibbling about the wording of the contract.

the committee spent hours quibbling over the budget allocation.

i didn't want to quibble, but the terms were unacceptable.

instead of addressing the problem, he was just quibbling.