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    cavil
    /ˈkavəl/

    verb

    • 1. make petty or unnecessary objections: "they cavilled at the cost"

    noun

    • 1. a petty or unnecessary objection.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCAVIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Cavil is a verb meaning to make unreasonable complaints, especially about things that are not important. It is also a noun meaning an unreasonable complaint. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cavilCavil Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Cavil is a verb meaning to raise trivial and frivolous objections, or a noun meaning a person who does so. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of cavil from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cavilCAVIL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cavil definition: to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about). See examples of CAVIL used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCAVIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    an unreasonable complaint, especially about something that is not important: The one cavil I have about the book is that it is written as a diary. The main cavil is that the whole movie goes on for too long. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cavilCavil - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A cavil is a small or petty objection. Cavil is not a word that comes up all that often. You can replace it with the more commonly used word quibble and still have the same meaning. If you cavil over a restaurant bill, you argue about the minute, unimportant details of who owes what — like whether your portion of the bill is $10.00 or $10.17.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAVIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Cavil means to make criticisms of something that are unimportant or unnecessary, or a trivial objection. Learn how to use cavil in a sentence, its synonyms, and its origin from Latin and French.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcavil verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Cavil means to make unnecessary complaints about something. Learn how to use this formal verb with pronunciation, pictures and example sentences from OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.