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carping

/ˈkɑːpɪŋ/adjective

उच्चारण कार्पिंग

नुक्ताचीनी करने वाला, छिद्रान्वेषी, मीनमेख निकालने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun] disapproving

    always complaining about or criticising small and unimportant things

    नुक्ताचीनी करने वाला, छिद्रान्वेषी, मीनमेख निकालने वाला

    • She was tired of his carping criticism.
    • The film ignored its carping critics and became a hit.

    Synonyms fault-finding nit-picking critical captious niggling

    Opposite approving appreciative complimentary

noun
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    the act of complaining about or criticising small things in an annoying way

    नुक्ताचीनी, बेवजह की आलोचना

    • Despite all the carping, the new scheme has worked well.

    Synonyms criticism complaining fault-finding

    Opposite praise

◇Word family
carp verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

fault-finding nit-picking critical captious niggling criticism complaining

Antonyms

approving appreciative complimentary praise

§Grammar and usage

The verb is used as 'carp about something' or 'carp at somebody'.

इसका verb 'carp about something' या 'carp at somebody' के रूप में प्रयोग होता है।