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Meaning of carping in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑrpɪŋ/
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Classifying Adjective
carping
Definitions
1.
quibbling over insignificant details
Examples
« 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 »
Synonyms
critical
Noun
carping
Definitions
1.
persistent petty and unjustified criticism