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cavilingadjectiveor cavilling given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about thingsa caviling theater critic who has yet to see a play she likes captious, carping, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical, rejective discerning, discriminating, judiciousdemanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, nitpicky, particular, pickypettifogging, quibblingharsh, merciless, uncharitable, unforgiving uncritical undiscriminatingundemanding, unfussycharitable, forgiving cavilingverbor cavillingpresent participle of cavilto make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevantcaviled for hours about a single sentence carping, fussing, niggling, nitpicking, quibbling criticizing, faultingbeefing, bellyaching, bitching, complaining, crabbing, croaking, griping, grousing, growling, grumbling, kicking, kvetching, moaning, squawking, squealing, wailing, whimpering, whining, yammering, yawping(or yauping), yowlingmurmuring, muttering splitting hairs applauding, commending, complimenting, praising, recommendingapproving, backing, championing, endorsing(also indorsing), supporting |