1. engaging in petty or pointless argument; quarreling over minor details
Usage: informal; often used in the phrase 'argling and bargling'

1. petty or trivial argument; a quarrel over minor points
Usage: informal; often used in the phrase 'argling and bargling'

Examples

• The two neighbors spent the afternoon argling about the property line.
• Stop argling and bargling over who gets the last slice of pizza.
• Their constant argling made it impossible to reach a decision.
• The committee members were argling about minor procedural details instead of focusing on the main issue.
• I'm tired of all this argling; let's just move forward.
• The kids were argling over whose turn it was to play the game.