carp
verb (used without object)
to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil.
has carped
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present perfectof carp (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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President Johnson, who, like Kennedy before him, has carped at the paucity of ideas and long-range planning within the State Department, will at least have the opportunity to send his own platoon to Foggy Bottom.
From Time Magazine Archive
