"cavil" meaning in All languages combined

See cavil on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

Audio: En-au-cavil.ogg Forms: to cavil [infinitive], cavils [present, third-person, singular], caviled [preterite], caviled [participle, past], caviling [participle, present]
  1. Chicaner, ergoter. Tags: dated
    Sense id: fr-cavil-en-verb-TmOkUnXf Categories (other): Termes vieillis en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hypercritical, nitpick, pettifog, split hairs

Inflected forms

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    "Du latin cavillari."
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        "\\ˈkævɪl\\"
      ],
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        "infinitive"
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        "\\ˈkævɪlz\\"
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        "\\ˈkævɪld\\"
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        "\\ˈkævɪld\\"
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        "Chicaner, ergoter."
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        "\\ˈkævɪld\\"
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