The wavelike contractions of the smooth muscle in the  gastrointestinal system are called peristalsis. The purpose of  peristalsis is to push boluses of food along the gastr â¦ ointestinal  tract.
quibble (third-person singular simple present quibbles, present participle quibbling, simple past and past participle quibbled) (intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner. They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.
A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument. He harped on his quibble about how the dark red paint should be described as carmine rather than burgundy. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; a cavil. I. Watts Quibbles have no place in the search after truth.