What is another word for caviling?

“My only gripe, and who am I to cavil at Shakespeare, is that Pacino and Irons do such a good job that the jiggery pokery at the end about rings and sworn faithfulness seems an irritant.”

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Present participle for to show, feel, or cause to feel, concern or worry

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Present participle for stretch the truth

temporising^UK

temporizing^US

vacillating

beating about the bush

sidestepping the issue

beating around the bush

giving a false colour to

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

cavilling^UK

balking^US

baulking^UK

giving the run around

shifting ground about

skirting the issue

hedging one's bets

patching up

playing it close to the vest

beating about the bush about

dancing around an issue

deserting

defecting

worming one's way out of

going over to the other side

abandoning belief

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Present participle for to complain or raise objections

baulking^UK

balking^US

expressing objections

expressing disapproval

taking exception to

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

arguing against

raising objections to

expressing disagreement with

remonstrating against

having a problem with

drawing the line

grousing about

complaining about

taking a stand against

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

kicking up a fuss about

making an objection

making a stink

kicking up a stink about

cavilling^UK

objecting strongly to

complaining vociferously about

expressing opposition

expressing a poor opinion of

taking up the cudgels

back-talking

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Present participle for to criticize or find fault with

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

giving someone a bollocking

lacing to

letting someone have it

hauling over the coals

giving someone a caning

raking over the coals

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

going on at

taking someone to task

taking to task

taking to the woodshed

bringing someone to book

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

putting on the mat

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

having someone on the carpet

keeping after

slapping someone's wrist

dishonoring^US

expressing disapproval of

rapping someone over the knuckles

pointing the finger at

cavilling^UK

slapping someone on the wrist

chewing someone out

tearing a strip off

blowing up at

calling on the carpet

counseling^US

counselling^UK

correcting

criticizing hatefully

giving someone a carpeting

pummelling^UK

taking somebody to task

giving a going over

coming down hard on

telling a thing or two

giving a piece of one's mind

coming down on like a ton of bricks

giving someone stick

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Present participle for to quibble over trivial matters

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Present participle for to nag persistently

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Present participle for cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

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Present participle for to criticize or disparage adversely

knocking

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

detracting from

giving a bad press to

giving something a battering

talking something down

hauling over the coals

ostracizing^US

giving someone a roasting

ostracising^UK

scorning

giving someone a bad press

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

rapping over the knuckles

tearing off a strip

tearing apart

giving someone a bollocking

cavilling^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

pouring scorn on

smearing

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

bringing into disrepute

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

tarring and feathering

downgrading

running smear campaign

spreading scandal about

deflating

blackening the name of

look down one's nose at

despising

gibing

sullying the reputation of

passing strictures upon

going for the jugular

taking down a peg

giving something a bad press

blackening the reputation of

arguing with

opposing

teasing

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

taking the piss out of

taking issue with

railing at

taking the mickey out of

taking a swipe at

giving someone a dressing-down

giving a rocket

calling names

zinging

jumping down one's throat

reviewing unfavorably

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping down someone's throat

holding forth against

showing someone up

treating contemptuously

thinking little of

declaiming

prosecuting

shooting full of holes

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

looking down on

laying down the law

raking over the coals

dragging someone's name through the mud

calling someone names

hosing

holding someone responsible

holding someone to blame

running something down

charging with

showing up

giving someone a wigging

ticking off

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

blowing up

giving someone an earful

letting someone have it

pulling up

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

slapping down

negating

expressing a poor opinion of

disfavouring

disesteeming

disfavoring

remonstrating against

running a smear campaign against

sticking it to

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

expressing disapprobation of

satirizing^US

holding up to ridicule

satirising^UK

treating with contempt

shouting disapproval at

jesting

blowing raspberries at

poking fun

putting on

making a crack

giving someone a hard time

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Present participle for argue about petty and trivial matters

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

having a disagreement

fighting like cat and dog

going at it hammer and tongs

having a misunderstanding

cavilling^UK

having an altercation

duelling^UK

dueling^US

jumping on one's case

putting up a struggle

having at each other

getting in one's face

jumping on each other

carrying on hostilities

bombarding

joining battle

engaging in combat

taking the field against

engaging in hostilities

skirmishing with

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Present participle for dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

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