transcription, транскрипция: [ kæv(ə)l ]
( cavils, cavilling, cavilled)
Note: in AM, use 'caviling', 'caviled'
If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary. ( FORMAL )
Let us not cavil too much...
I don’t think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
= quibble
VERB : no passive , V , V at n [ disapproval ]
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Cavil is also a noun.
These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.
N-COUNT