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Definition of "caviling" [cav•il•ing]

  • Present participle of cavil. (verb)
  • Cavilation (noun)

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Use "caviling" in a sentence
  • "And indeed, if young voters keep caviling about the government they abhor without taking part in political process to help reshape it (after all we are a country of over three hundred million individuals, change will not come as fast or grand as they would prefer), then yes, we may have trains running on time soon, and little else."
  • "BMW's Mini brand has managed to spin off iterations of the Mini Cooper that are bigger and offer more doors see my recent caviling about the Countryman but the company runs the risk of exhausting its small-car cred."
  • "The caviling over Awlaki's death began almost the moment the news was announced yesterday."