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CAVIL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
intransitive verb : to raise trivial and frivolous objection The author caviled about the design of the book's cover.
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CAVIL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at orabout ). He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
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CAVIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
an unreasonable complaint, especially about something that is not important. The one cavil I have about the book is that it is written as a diary.
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cavil - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Old French caviller (“mock, jest, rail”), from Latin cavillor (“jeer, mock, satirise, reason captiously”), from cavilla (“jeering, raillery, scoffing”);
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Cavil - Webster's Dictionary 1828
CAVIL, verb transitive To receive or treat with objections. Wilt thou enjoy the good. Then cavil the conditions. CAVIL, noun False or frivolous objections; ...
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Cavil
Cavil may refer to:
John Cavil, a fictional character from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series
Kwame Cavil (born 1979), Canadian
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Cavil - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
A cavil is a small or petty objection. Cavil is not a word that comes up all that often. You can replace it with the more commonly used word quibble and still ...
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CAVIL definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary. [formal, disapproval].
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CAVIL Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for CAVIL: complain, quibble, nitpick, fuss, moan, carp, mutter, split hairs; Antonyms of CAVIL: commend, recommend, applaud, praise, approve, ...
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cavil, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun cavil is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for cavil is from 1570, in the writing of Peter Levens, ...
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cavil
cavil/ˈkævl; `kævl/ v(-ll-; US -l-) [I, Ipr]~ (at sth) (fml 文) make unnecessary complaints (about sth) (对某事物)无端指摘, 挑剔, 吹毛求疵 He cavilled at being asked to cook his own breakfast. 他嗔怪让他自己做早饭.
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Ben Cavil
Cavil then went to college and played football for the Oklahoma Sooners. The next year Cavil came back and appeared in all 16 games, but only starting 6. Cavil was nicknamed "Honey Buns" by Ravens teammates.
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John Cavil
is the resurrected Galactica Cavil. The boxing is carried out by Cavil.
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