What does carping mean?
Definitions for carping
ˈkɑr pɪŋcarp·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
faultfinding, carpingnoun
persistent petty and unjustified criticism
Wiktionary
carpingnoun
Excessive complaining.
1911 "Oh, stop your carping, Dawn!" I told myself. "You can't expect charming tones, and Oriental do-dads and apple trees in a German boarding-house. Edna Ferber, Dawn O'Hara, the Girl who Laughed, Chapter 6
carpingadjective
Pertaining to excessive complaining.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Carpingparticip. adj.
Captious; censorious.
Etymology: from to carp.
No carping critick interrupts his praise,
No rival strives, but for a second place. George Granville.Lay aside therefore a carping spirit, and read even an adversary with an honest design to find out his true meaning: do not snatch at little lapses, and appearances of mistake. Isaac Watts.
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carping
Carping typically refers to the act of continually complaining or finding fault in a petty or irritating manner.
Webster Dictionary
Carping
of Carp
Carpingadjective
fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of carping in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of carping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of carping in a Sentence
I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations Godwards -- When I find him to be envious, carping, spiteful, hating the successes of others, and complaining that the world has never done enough for him, I am apt to doubt whether his humility before God will atone for his want of manliness.
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