v.
Pronunciation: ' ka-v ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -iled or -illed ; -il · ing or -il · ling \ ' ka-v ə -li ŋ , ' kav-li ŋ \
Etymology: Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive ― more at CALUMNY
Date: 1542
intransitive verb : to raise trivial and frivolous objection
transitive verb : to raise trivial objections to
– cavil noun
– cav · il · er or cav · il · ler \ ' ka-v ə -l ə r, ' kav-l ə r \ noun