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cavilenUK
cav·il C0176400 (kăv′əl)v. cav·iled, cav·il·ing, cav·ils also cav·illed or cav·il·ling v.intr. To argue or find fault over trivial matters; raise petty objections. See Synonyms at quibble.v.tr. To quibble about; point out petty flaws in.n. A carping or trivial objection.
[French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillārī, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.]
cav′il·er n.cavil (ˈkævɪl) vb, -ils, -illing or -illed, -ils, -iling or -iled (intr; foll by at or about) to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carpna captious trifling objection[C16: from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillārī to jeer, from cavilla raillery] ˈcaviller, ˈcaviler n ˈcavilling adjcav•il (ˈkæv əl)
v. -iled, -il•ing (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, v.i. 1. to raise trivial and unnecessary objections (usu. fol. by at or about). v.t. 2. to oppose by trivial or frivolous objections. n. 3. a trivial and annoying objection. 4. the raising of such objections. [1540–50; < Latin cavillārī to scoff, quibble] cav′il•er; esp. Brit., cav′il•ler, n. cav′il•ing•ly; esp. Brit., cav′il•ling•ly, adv. cavil
Past participle: cavilled
Gerund: cavilling
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| I cavil | | you cavil | | he/she/it cavils | | we cavil | | you cavil | | they cavil |
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| I cavilled | | you cavilled | | he/she/it cavilled | | we cavilled | | you cavilled | | they cavilled |
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| I am cavilling | | you are cavilling | | he/she/it is cavilling | | we are cavilling | | you are cavilling | | they are cavilling |
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| I have cavilled | | you have cavilled | | he/she/it has cavilled | | we have cavilled | | you have cavilled | | they have cavilled |
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| I was cavilling | | you were cavilling | | he/she/it was cavilling | | we were cavilling | | you were cavilling | | they were cavilling |
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| I had cavilled | | you had cavilled | | he/she/it had cavilled | | we had cavilled | | you had cavilled | | they had cavilled |
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| I will cavil | | you will cavil | | he/she/it will cavil | | we will cavil | | you will cavil | | they will cavil |
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| I will have cavilled | | you will have cavilled | | he/she/it will have cavilled | | we will have cavilled | | you will have cavilled | | they will have cavilled |
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| I will be cavilling | | you will be cavilling | | he/she/it will be cavilling | | we will be cavilling | | you will be cavilling | | they will be cavilling |
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| I have been cavilling | | you have been cavilling | | he/she/it has been cavilling | | we have been cavilling | | you have been cavilling | | they have been cavilling |
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| I will have been cavilling | | you will have been cavilling | | he/she/it will have been cavilling | | we will have been cavilling | | you will have been cavilling | | they will have been cavilling |
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| I had been cavilling | | you had been cavilling | | he/she/it had been cavilling | | we had been cavilling | | you had been cavilling | | they had been cavilling |
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| I would cavil | | you would cavil | | he/she/it would cavil | | we would cavil | | you would cavil | | they would cavil |
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| I would have cavilled | | you would have cavilled | | he/she/it would have cavilled | | we would have cavilled | | you would have cavilled | | they would have cavilled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cavil - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objectionsquibble, quiddityequivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth | | Verb | 1. | cavil - raise trivial objectionscarp, chicaneobject - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
cavilverb find fault, object, complain, beef (slang), carp, quibble, kvetch (U.S. slang) This is not the time to cavil about petty details.cavilverbTo raise unnecessary or trivial objections:carp, niggle, nitpick, pettifog, quibble.Idiom: pick to pieces.TranslationscavilenUK
cavil at (one)To complain to one about someone or something, especially in a way that one finds annoying. If you hate your job so much, quit caviling at me about it and look for a new one!See also: cavilcavil at someoneto find fault with someone; to complain about someone constantly. Will you never cease caviling at all of us? There is no need to cavil at me day and night!See also: cavilcavilenUK
kevel, cavel, cavil1. A stone mason’s axe with a flat face for knocking off projecting angular points, and a pointed peen for reducing a surface to the desired form; also called a jedding axe. 2. A heavy timber, as a timber bolted between two stanchions.CavilenUK
CAVIL. Sophism, subtlety. Cavilis a captious argument, by which a conclusion evidently false, is drawn from a principle evidently true: Ea est natura cavillationis ut ab evidenter veris, per brevissimas mutationes disputatio, ad ea quce evidentur falsa sunt perducatur. Dig. 60, 16, 177 et 233; Id. 17, 65; Id. 33, 2, 88. cavilenUK
Synonyms for cavilverb find faultSynonyms- find fault
- object
- complain
- beef
- carp
- quibble
- kvetch
Synonyms for cavilverb to raise unnecessary or trivial objectionsSynonyms- carp
- niggle
- nitpick
- pettifog
- quibble
Synonyms for cavilnoun an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objectionsSynonymsRelated Wordsverb raise trivial objectionsSynonymsRelated Words |