cavil
/ˈkævl/verb
उच्चारण कैवल
छिद्रान्वेषण करना, बेवजह दोष निकालना
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[I] ~ (at sth) formal
to make unnecessary complaints about something
छिद्रान्वेषण करना, बेवजह दोष निकालना
- He cavilled at every small mistake.
- Some people cavil at everything, even when the arrangements are perfect.
- It is easy to cavil at the plan once the work is done.
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- Critics cavilled at the length of the film.
- Do not cavil over small details in your essay.
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[C] formal
an unnecessary complaint about something
बेवजह की आपत्ति
- a minor cavil
- My only cavil about the hotel was that the Wi-Fi was slow.
- My only cavil is that the book is too long.
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- Beyond a few cavils, the audience loved the show.
- She raised a cavil about the cost of the trip.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
cav·il
?Which word?
Keep the fault-finding words together: cavil (complain about small things), quibble (argue about small details), carp (complain continually), nitpick (find small faults), pettifog (argue about unimportant details).
दोष निकालने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cavil (छोटी बातों पर शिकायत), quibble (छोटे विवरणों पर बहस), carp (लगातार शिकायत), nitpick (छोटे दोष निकालना), pettifog (महत्वहीन विवरणों पर बहस)।
§Grammar and usage
Cavil at sth.
Usage: cavil at sth का मतलब है किसी बात में बेवजह छोटी-छोटी कमियाँ निकालना, और यहाँ preposition at आता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who finds fault with everything is a carper or captious critic.
हर बात में दोष निकालने वाला carper या captious critic।