transcription, транскрипция: [ kɑ:(r)p ]
( carps, carping, carped)
Note: 'carp' can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1.
1.
A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
N-VAR
2.
If you say that someone is carping , you mean that they keep criticizing or complaining about someone or something, especially in a way you think is unnecessary or annoying.
He cannot understand why she’s constantly carping at him...
VERB : V at/about n [ disapproval ]
• carp‧ing
She was in no mood to put up with Blanche’s carping.
N-UNCOUNT