carp
verb (used without object)
to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil.
are carping
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present progressiveof carp.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The play begins in 1619, three years after his death, when a few of his former colleagues are carping about the pirated versions of his plays now cluttering London stages and bookstalls.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2017
Its customers, meanwhile, are carping that the service’s integration with the mobile wallet is far from smooth.
From Forbes ● Dec. 8, 2014
Once again, film critics are carping that "Transformers: Age of Extinction" makes too much noise and too little sense, while taking too long to do so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2014
But as you might expect, some critics are carping.
From Time Magazine Archive
