What is another word for carping ?

Complaining excessively

unfavorable^US

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“I want to avoid too carping a tone here.”

Adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

rubbing the wrong way

libellous^UK

libelous^US

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Adjective

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

like a bear with a sore head

ill-humored^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

foul-tempered

cross-grained

having got out of bed on the wrong side

nasty-tempered

hot under the collar

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

humourless^UK

humorless^US

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

like a cat on a hot tin roof

sombre^UK

somber^US

having a fit of the sulks

having a chip on one's shoulder

like a fish out of water

have chip on shoulder

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Adjective

Very fussy or scrupulous about little details

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Adjective

with a chip on your shoulder

Dissatisfied or irritable, tending to complain

fed up to the back teeth

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

antagonized^US

baulked^UK

balked^US

antagonised^UK

have had something up to here

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

with chip on shoulder

have had it up to here

humourless^UK

humorless^US

carrying a chip on your shoulder

sombre^UK

somber^US

have had it up to here with

have had a basinful of

agonised^UK

agonized^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Adjective

(of a person) Making others work hard or meet high standards

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Noun

Excessive complaining

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Noun

Excessive concern with minor details and rules

Noun

A censure of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes

character assassination

rap over the knuckles

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Noun

The action of objecting to something

statement of dissatisfaction

clamour^UK

clamor^US

statement of opposition

furore^UK

furor^US

chorus of disapproval

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

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Verb

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

complaining

nagging

beefing

making a big thing out of

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

expressing disapproval

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

snarling

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

talking under your breath

making a scene

making a song and dance

shrieking

sobbing

kvetching about

screaming bloody murder

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

blustering

spouting

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

raising trivial objections

raising trivial objections to

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

expressing disagreement

expressing regret about

crying a river

rebelling

expressing opposition

eating your heart out

crying over spilt milk

crying over spilled milk

turning on waterworks

agonizing^US

taking up the cudgels

suffering

anguishing

turning on the waterworks

agonising^UK

expressing objections

vociferating

whooping

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

remonstrating against

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

taking a stand against

having a problem with

baulking^UK

balking^US

expressing sorrow about

wailing for

being sorry

sorrowing over

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“He has many detractors who carp at his old-fashioned style.”

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Present participle for to nag persistently

Verb

Present participle for to find fault (with something)

pummelling^UK

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

passing strictures upon

giving a bad press to

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

giving something a battering

hauling over the coals

giving someone hell

sailing into

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a bad press

rapping over the knuckles

giving a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a bollocking

libeling^US

libelling^UK

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

tarring and feathering

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

deflating

finding lacking

blackening the name of

look down one's nose at

sullying the reputation of

giving something a bad press

going for the jugular

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

letting someone have it

blackening the character of

railing at

giving someone a dressing-down

jumping down one's throat

taking the piss out of

reviewing unfavorably

raking over the coals

satirizing^US

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

giving a tongue-lashing

taking on

protesting against

tarring

jumping down someone's throat

taking a dig at

holding forth against

dragging someone's name through the mud

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

holding someone to blame

satirising^UK

giving someone a wigging

ticking off

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

blowing up

giving someone an earful

pulling up

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

slapping down

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

running a smear campaign against

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

expressing disapprobation of

shooting full of holes

shouting disapproval at

jesting

despising

blowing raspberries at

laughing out of court

giving the Bronx cheer to

treating contemptuously

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to argue or quibble over trivial matters

pettifogging

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

putting up an argument

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