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plural of carp
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(Entry 1 of 2)
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
- the usual carp about that restaurant is that the service is slow
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- challenges,
- demurs,
- expostulations,
- kicks,
- niggles
- [chiefly British],
- objections,
- protests,
- quibbles,
- remonstrances,
- stinks
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carps
verb
present tense third-person singular of carp
Synonyms & Antonyms of carps (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- someone who carps and whines about everything is a pain
Synonyms for carps
- beefs,
- bellyaches,
- bitches,
- bleats,
- caterwauls,
- complains,
- crabs,
- croaks,
- fusses,
- gripes,
- grizzles,
- grouches,
- grouses,
- growls,
- grumbles,
- grumps,
- hollers,
- inveighs,
- keens,
- kicks,
- kvetches,
- maunders
- [chiefly British],
- moans,
- murmurs,
- mutters,
- nags,
- repines,
- screams,
- squawks,
- squeals,
- wails,
- whimpers,
- whines,
- whinges
- [British],
- yammers,
- yawps
- (or yaups),
- yowls
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2
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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“Carps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carps. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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