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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cav•il /ˈkævəl/USA pronunciation v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, n. v. [no object* (~ + at/about + object)] - to raise unimportant objections:Let's not cavil at details now; we are in agreement.
n. [countable] - an unimportant objection:She raised a few cavils just to show resistance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cav•il (kav′əl),USA pronunciation v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, n. v.i. - to raise irritating and trivial objections;
find fault with unnecessarily (usually fol. by at or about):He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
v.t. - to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections:to cavil each item of a proposed agenda.
n. - a trivial and annoying objection.
- the raising of such objections.
- Latin cavillārī to jeer, scoff, quibble, verb, verbal derivative of cavilla jesting, banter
- 1540–50
[esp. Brit.,] cav′il•ler, n. cav′il•ing•ly* [esp. Brit.,] cav′il•ling•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carp, complain, criticize.
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