Cavil (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), cav·iled, cav·il·ing or (especially British) cav·illed, cav·il·ling.
  1. to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
verb (used with object), cav·iled, cav·il·ing or (especially British) cav·illed, cav·il·ling.
  1. to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections: to cavil each item of a proposed agenda.
noun
  1. a trivial and annoying objection.
  2. the raising of such objections.
verb -ils, -illing or -illed or US -ils, -iling or -iled
  1. to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carp
noun
  1. a captious trifling objection
Cavil (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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