- present participle of cavil.
caviling
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So what was I caviling about to myself during intermission?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
What artist would want to tap into the flow of my caviling thoughts in the middle of a performance?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
They make deals, unencumbered by caviling aides and persnickety diplomats, as he and Mr. Trump will be when they meet in Helsinki.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2018
It would come off as cheeky caviling to basically say, “I don’t like the way you defended me and my property from a criminal.”
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2016
Nothing is said so simply that it cannot be distorted by caviling.
From Apology of the Augsburg Confession by Philipp Melanchthon
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