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[ kahr-ping ] / ˈkɑr pɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carping ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism. Origin of carping1275–1325; Middle English (noun); see carp1, -ing2, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM carpingcarp·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby carpingcarphenazine maleate, carphology, car phone, carpi, -carpic, carping, Carpinteria, Carpo, carpocarpal, carpogonium, carpology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carping“All he gets from Congress is negativism and carping,” says Dallek. Obama Outlines His Post-Presidency|Eleanor Clift|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was no carping presence, talking about how things were done in his day. Earl Weaver, Baseball’s Brilliant Antagonist, Dies|Tim Marchman|January 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Three months ago, what was on display was the well-developed British talent for carping, sneering, and nitpicking. Britain Gets Its Groove Back|Peter Popham|September 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Facebook's answer to its critics is: pay no attention to the carping. Facebook's Dilemma: Invade Privacy or Go Bust|David Frum|May 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Setting the Scots on a higher moral plane than the rest of us carping cynics. Lockerbie Bomber: On the Loose, but for How Long?|William Coles|August 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST Horace must not be thought of, however, as a censorious or carping critic. Horace and His Influence|Grant Showerman It would be sweet to ignore her, even to be strict with her and carping at times, to scold for some error. Their carping, quarrelsome attitude had taken all the pleasure from knowing them. Marjorie Dean High School Freshman|Pauline Lester If The Quarterly was carping and ill-natured, Blackwood was basely insulting. Life of John Keats|William Michael Rossetti You can hear the carping critic at any time that you may wish! Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea|Charles H. L. Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for carping
adjectivetending to make petty complaints; fault-finding Derived forms of carpingcarpingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carpingnagging, niggling, disparaging, quibbling, grumbling, whining, grousing, kvetching, bellyaching, griping, moaning, criticizing, caviling, censorious, critical, fault-finding, grouchy, hypercritical, scathing, deprecatory |