1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
someone who carps and whines about everything is a pain
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2
as in fussed
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
carped about the order of names on the wedding invitations
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Recent Examples of carped
Senior executives carped about Chapek to Disney board members.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carped
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Staff and managers complained about the lack of specifics, as did legal-services providers and advocacy groups.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Fans and politicians have complained in every language.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The crime went unsolved for many years, prompting Mason to start making this movie in the early 2000s, and the immediate conclusion to jump to is that the LAPD maybe wasn’t too fussed about it.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday, officers originally were called to the residence after a female ran out to an animal control officer in the area and screamed that her family member had been shot.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Set in Chicago in the Jazz Age and inspired by the true crime of passion news events that screamed from Windy City newspaper headlines, the musical is based on the 1926 play of the same name by Maurine Dallas Watkins, a journalist covering the city’s courthouse beat.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Remember that one time John Boyega, who played Finn, whined about how Disney didn't do his black character justice?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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He was outplayed by kids who had maybe 1/15th of his raw talent and whined to officials.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The story that’s being quibbled about concerns a teen suicide.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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During a debate Tuesday, some lawmakers quibbled over whether the bill would infringe on the free market.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Carped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carped. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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