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carpnoun an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentmentthe usual carp about that restaurant is that the service is slow beef, bitch, bleat, complaint, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, whinge(British), yammer challenge, demur, expostulation, kick, niggle(chiefly British), objection, protest, quibble, remonstrance, stink commendation, compliment, plauditacclaim, applause, praiseapproval, endorsement(also indorsement), sanction carpverbto express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomelysomeone who carps and whines about everything is a pain beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder(chiefly British), moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge(British), yammer, yawp(or yaup), yowl object (to), protest, quarrel (with)cavil, quibblefret, stew, worryblubber, cry, sobbemoan, bewail, deplore, lament kick up a fuss(or kick up a stink) crow, delight, rejoice accept, bear, countenance, endure, take, tolerateapplaud, cheer, commend to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevantcarped about the order of names on the wedding invitations cavil, fuss, niggle, nitpick, quibble criticize, faultbeef, bellyache, bitch, complain, crab, croak, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, kvetch, moan, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, yawp(or yaup), yowlmurmur, mutter split hairs applaud, commend, compliment, praise, recommendapprove, back, champion, endorse(also indorse), support in the 15th century |