How do you pronounce cavil?

cavil is pronounced as /ˈkævəl/.

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cavil

🙄cavil (kavil)

verb

/ˈkævəl/

faire des objections inutiles (faire des objections inutiles)

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Signification

to make petty or unnecessary objections

Traduction de la signification

faire des objections insignifiantes ou inutiles

Phrases d'exemple

She caviled at every detail of the plan.

Elle faisait des objections inutiles sur chaque détail du plan.

Synonymes

quibble, complain, nitpick, carp

Antonymes

accept, approve, praise

Collocations

cavil at details, cavil unnecessarily, cavil over

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