caviling

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cav·il

C0176400 (kăv′əl)v. cav·iled, cav·il·ing, cav·ils also cav·illed or cav·il·ling v.intr. To argue or find fault over trivial matters; raise petty objections. See Synonyms at quibble.v.tr. To quibble about; point out petty flaws in.n. A carping or trivial objection.
[French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillārī, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.]
cav′il·er n.