Meaning of carping in English
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Classifying Adjective
carpingDefinitions
1. quibbling over insignificant detailsExamples
- « caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders-Edmund Burke »
- « her nagging and carping attack »
- « thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking »
- « a pettifogging lawyer's mind »
- « had no patience with quibbling critics »
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Noun
carpingDefinitions
1. persistent petty and unjustified criticism
Famous quotes
- « People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding. » Van Wyck Brooks