(~s, ~ling, ~led)
Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'
If you say that someone ~s at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary. (FORMAL)
Let us not ~ too much...
I don’t think this is the time to ~ 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 ~s aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.
N-COUNT