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- DictionaryCav·il/ˈkav(ə)l/
verb
- 1. make petty or unnecessary objections: "they caviled at the cost"
noun
- 1. an objection seen as petty or unnecessary.
noun, plural cavils. [count] The reviewer had only a few cavils [=small criticisms] about the book. [noncount] The need for these changes is beyond cavil. [=cannot be doubted or argued about] CAVIL meaning: to complain about things that are not important.
Cavil definition: To raise trivial and frivolous objections or to find fault unnecessarily.
verb. These are words and phrases related to cavil. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of cavil. My boss cavils at the least detail. Synonyms. complain. find fault. faultfind. criticize. disparage. deprecate. belittle. discredit. deride. quibble. pick to pieces. nitpick. Informal. Antonyms. praise.
Definition of cavil. as in to complain. to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant caviled for hours about a single sentence. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. complain. quibble. nitpick. fuss. moan. carp. mutter. split hairs. niggle. whine. criticize. fault. bitch. gripe. grumble.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb cavil mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb cavil, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
What does the noun cavil mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cavil, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
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