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carping
[ kahr-ping ]
/ ˈkɑr pɪŋ /
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adjective
characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism.
noun
petty faultfinding.
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OTHER WORDS FROM carping
carp·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby carping
carpetweed, carphology, car phone, carpi, -carpic, carping, Carpinteria, Carpo, carpogonium, carpology, carpometacarpal
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British Dictionary definitions for carping
carping
/ (ˈkɑːpɪŋ) /
adjective
tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
Derived forms of carping
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