cavil
verb [I] /ˈkæv.əl/ (-ll- or US usually -l-) formalDefinition
› to make unreasonable complaints, especially about things that are not importantComplaining cavil noun [C] › The one cavil I have about the book is that it is written as a diary.Complaining
(Definition of cavil verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- beef noun (COMPLAINT)
- beef verb
- bemoan verb
- bewail verb
- clamour noun
- grievance noun
- grizzle verb
- grouse verb
- harp on phrasal verb
- make representations/a representation to sb/sth idiom
- nagging adjective
- nagging noun
- pardon me for breathing/existing/living! idiom
- protest noun
- protest verb
- raise a rumpus idiom
- remonstrate verb
- whine verb
- whiner noun
- whinge verb
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