5 Usage Examples Depicting the Meaning of 'Cavil' in a Sentence
"To raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault unnecessarily, often followed by 'at' or 'about'." more
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Employees have caviled about the workplace conditions for months.
He tends to cavil at the formatting of every document I submit.
He has a habit of caviling at the way his colleagues organize meetings.
She had caviled at the proposal to change the office's coffee supplier.
Despite the efficiency of the new process, there were employees who would cavil at the changes.
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