Dictionary definition for: Carping
1. (n) persistent petty and unjustified criticism
2. (s) quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack" "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking" "a pettifogging lawyer''s mind" "had no patience with quibbling critics"
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