carp[verb]Synonyms: find fault, cavil, complain, criticize, pick holes, quibble, reproach
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. carp1 /kɑːp $ kɑːrp/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Origin: From a Scandinavian language]
to keep complaining about something in a way that is annoying
carp about
He always finds something to carp about. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. carp2 noun (
plural carp)
[countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: carpe, from Late Latin carpa]
a large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and can be eaten
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲