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carp·ing

(kär′pĭng)

adj.

Naggingly critical or complaining.

carp′ing·ly adv.

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carping

(ˈkɑːpɪŋ)

adj

tending to make petty complaints; fault-finding

ˈcarpingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

carp•ing

(ˈkɑr pɪŋ)

adj.

characterized by or inclined to petty or fussy faultfinding.

[1275–1325]

carp′ing•ly, adv.

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Noun

carping - persistent petty and unjustified criticism

faultfinding

criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

carping

adjective fault-finding, critical, nagging, picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), hard to please, cavilling, hypercritical, captious They deserve recognition, not carping criticism.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

carping

adjective

Inclined to judge too severely:

captious, censorious, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical.

Translations

carping

[ˈkɑːpɪŋ]

A. ADJ → criticón, reparón

B. N → quejas fpl constantes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

carping

adj a carping old woman → eine alte Meckerziege (inf); she grew weary of his carping criticism → sie wurde sein ständiges Nörgeln leid

n → Nörgelei(en) f(pl), → Gemecker nt (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

carping

[ˈkɑːpɪŋ]

1. adj (critic) → che trova sempre qualcosa da ridire

2. n → lamentele fpl

References in classic literature ?

But Peter was perfectly satisfied, so nobody cast any blight on his happiness by carping criticism.