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    carping
    /ˈkɑːpɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. continually complaining or finding fault about trivial matters; difficult to please: "she has silenced the carping critics with a successful debut tour"

    noun

    • 1. continual complaining or finding fault about trivial matters: "he did not enjoy the constant carping of reviewers"

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

    Carping is the act of complaining all the time about matters that are not important, or a person who does this. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of carping with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

    Carping is an adjective that means marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

    Carping definition: characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous. See examples of CARPING used in a sentence.

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

    Carping is the act of complaining all the time about matters that are not important, or a person who does so. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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

    Carping is petty and unjustified criticism that just won’t stop. People who find fault with you at every turn, who appreciate nothing and complain, complain, complain, are carping.

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

    Carping is an adjective that means tending to make petty complaints or fault-finding. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, word frequency and origin from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › carpingCarping - definition of carping by The Free Dictionary

    Carping means naggingly critical or complaining, or tending to make petty complaints. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, and see examples and related words.