carping
[ kahr-ping ]
/ ˈkɑr pɪŋ /
adjective
characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism.
noun
petty faultfinding.
Words nearby carping
carpeting, carpetweed, carphenazine maleate, carphology, carpi, carping, carpinteria, carpo, carpo-, carpocarpal, carpogonium
OTHER WORDS FROM carping
carp·ing·ly, adverbDefinition for carping (2 of 2)
carp1
[ kahrp ]
/ kɑrp /
verb (used without object)
to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
noun
a peevish complaint.
Origin of carp
11200–50; Middle English carpen to speak, prate < Old Norse karpa to brag, wrangle
OTHER WORDS FROM carp
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British Dictionary definitions for carping (1 of 3)
carping
/ (ˈkɑːpɪŋ) /
adjective
tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding
Derived forms of carping
carpingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for carping (2 of 3)
carp1
/ (kɑːp) /
verb
(intr often foll by at) to complain or find fault; nag pettily
Derived forms of carp
carper, nounWord Origin for carp
C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck
British Dictionary definitions for carping (3 of 3)
carp2
/ (kɑːp) /
noun plural carp or carps
a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae
any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid
Other words from carp
Related adjectives: cyprinid, cyprinoidWord Origin for carp
C14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi
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