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cavil
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cav·il  (kvl)
v. cav·iled also cav·illed, cav·il·ing also cav·il·ling, cav·ils also cav·ils
v.intr.
To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections. See Synonyms at quibble.
v.tr.
To quibble about; detect petty flaws in.
n.
A carping or trivial objection.

[French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillr, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.]

cavil·er n.

cavil
Verb
[-illing, -illed] or US [-iling, -iled]
to raise annoying petty objections
Noun
a petty objection [Latin cavillari to jeer]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cavil - an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Verb1.cavil - raise trivial objections
object - 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"


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And School Library Journal caviled at the novel's "forced" humor and went on to criticize the book as being "filled with the violence of religious warfare.
If it hadn't been for us, they wouldn't even be here," she caviled to a friend.
 
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