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cav|il|ing — «KAV uh lihng», adjective. disposed to find fault; carping; captious: »a caviling logician. –cav´il|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
cav — bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·nous; cav; cav·a·lier·ism; cav·a·lier·ly; cav·al·ry; cav·al·ry·man; cav·a·scope; cav·a·ti·na; cav·a·yard; cav·en·dish; cav·er; cav·er·nic·o·lous; cav·er·no·ma; cav·er·nos·to·my; cav·ern·ous; cav·es·son;… … English syllables
cav´il|ler — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… … Useful english dictionary
cav´il|er — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… … Useful english dictionary
cav|il — «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… … Useful english dictionary
cav|ing — «KAY vihng», noun. = spelunking. (Cf. ↑spelunking) … Useful english dictionary
cav·ing — /ˈkeıvıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the sport of exploring caves : ↑spelunking … Useful english dictionary
cavilingly — cav·il·ing·ly … English syllables
cavil — cav•il [[t]ˈkæv əl[/t]] v. iled, il•ing (esp. brit.) illed, il•ling, 1) to raise trivial and unnecessary objections (usu. fol. by at or about) 2) to oppose by trivial or frivolous objections 3) a trivial and annoying objection 4) the raising of… … From formal English to slang
cavilingness — cav·il·ing·ness … English syllables
