cavil
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cavils
US
caviled
or British
cavilled
US
caviling
or British
cavilling
cavils
US
caviled
or British
cavilled
US
caviling
or British
cavilling
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAVIL
[no object]
formal
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to complain about things that are not important
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I don't intend to cavil or compromise.
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A customer caviled about/over/at the price.
— cavil
noun, plural cavils
[count]
[noncount]
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The reviewer had only a few cavils [=small criticisms] about the book.
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The need for these changes is beyond cavil. [=cannot be doubted or argued about]
