beg vs quibble

beg

verb
  • To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to assume. 

  • To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. 

  • To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question). 

noun
  • A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey. 

  • The act of begging; an imploring request. 

quibble

verb
  • To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner. 

  • To contest, especially some trivial issue in a petty manner. 

noun
  • An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. 

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