Chicaning [verb]
Definition of Chicaning:
disagree over minor issues
Synonyms of Chicaning:
● Squabble
● Bicker
● Carp
● Waffle
● Spar
● Wrangle
● Cavil
● Pettifog
● Fence
● Shift
● Avoid
● Evade
● Hassle
● Pretend
● Dispute
● Argufy
● Chicane
● Nit-pick
● Set to
Sentence/Example of Chicaning:
A Judge that goes upon chicaning is to be punished more severely than a highway Robber.
But the poor girl had no thought of so chicaning away life; her mind was fixed on far other subjects.
The man who goes to law surrenders his liberty of action and becomes the sport of chicaning lawyers and hair-splitting judges.