carp at


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carp

verb
To raise unnecessary or trivial objections:
cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog, quibble.
Idiom: pick to pieces.
phrasal verb
carp at
To scold or find fault with constantly:
fuss at, nag, peck at, pick on.
Informal: henpeck.
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