caviling

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Definitions of caviling word

noun caviling Present participle of cavil. 1
noun caviling cavilation. 0

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Parts of speech for Caviling

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adjective

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pronoun

preposition

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exclamation

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caviling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for caviling

adjective caviling

pharisaical — of or relating to the Pharisees.
pecksniffian — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.

noun caviling

perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
zapper — to kill or shoot.
statics — Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.

All 42 Synonyms of caviling

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