Cavilled

/ˈkævɪld/ verb

Definition

British spelling of past tense of cavil; made petty or unnecessary complaints.

Etymology

Standard British English past tense formation of 'cavil' with doubled 'l' before adding '-ed,' following British spelling conventions for verbs ending in a single consonant after a short vowel.

Kelly Says

British English doubles the final 'l' (cavilled) while American English keeps it single (caviled)—this shows how the two English variants diverged and established different spelling rules!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥQuery (ṭiqr)
tee-qr
ARالعربية
انتقد (intikad)
in-tee-kaad
BNবাংলা
সমালোচনা করল (sāmalochana korla)
sa-ma-lo-chana kor-la
CACatalà
criticà
kri-tee-ka
CSČeština
kritizoval
kri-tee-zo-val
DADansk
kritikerede
kri-tee-re-deh
DEDeutsch
ge kritisiert
geh kri-tee-sehrt
ELΕλληνικά
κριτικά (kritiká)
kri-tee-ka
ESEspañol
se criticó
se kri-tee-koh
FAفارسی
انتقاد کرد (enteqad kard)
en-te-qaad kard
FISuomi
kritikkoi
kri-tee-koi
FRFrançais
a critiqué
a kri-tee-keh
GUGU
ટીકા (ṭīkā)
tee-ka
HAHA
ta'azi
ta-a-zee
HEעברית
ביקר (bikar)
bee-kar
HIहिन्दी
तर्क दिया (tarka diya)
tar-ka dee-ya
HUMagyar
kritikált
kri-tee-kaalt
IDBahasa Indonesia
menilai
men-ee-lai
IGIG
akụkọ
a-koo-koh
ITItaliano
ha criticato
a kri-tee-kah-toh
JA日本語
疑義を呈した (gii-i o keishita)
gii-ee o kay-shee-ta
KKKK
сыйлас (syylas)
see-y-las
KMKM
ការវិភាគ (kaar vibhaag)
kaar vi-bhaag
KO한국어
반박했다 (banbakhaetda)
ban-bak-hae-t-da
MRMR
टिप्पणी (tippṇī)
tee-pp-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
kritik
kri-teek
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့် (kyaung)
kyaung
NLNederlands
kritiseerde
kri-tee-zeer-deh
NONorsk
kritikkerte
kri-te-ker-teh
PAPA
ટીકા (ṭīkā)
tee-ka
PLPolski
krytykował
kry-tee-k-o-wal
PTPortuguês
criticou
kri-tee-koo
RORomână
a criticat
a kri-tee-kat
RUРусский
придирался (pridiralsya)
pri-dee-ral-sya
SVSvenska
kritikerade
kri-tee-ra-deh
SWKiswahili
ukoso
oo-koo-soh
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லியுள்ளார் (solliyuḷār)
sol-li-yu-laar
TEతెలుగు
批 kommenట్ చేశారు (pī komment cheśaru)
pee kom-ment che-sha-ru
THไทย
ติติง (tit-ting)
tee-ting
TLTL
kritik
kri-teek
TRTürkçe
eleştirdı
el-ehs-tee-rdee
UKУкраїнська
критикував (krytykuvav)
kri-tee-koo-vaav
URاردو
تنقید کیا (tanqid kiya)
tan-qeed kee-ya
VITiếng Việt
bày tỏ ý kiến
bay to ee-khen
YOYO
iṣẹ
ee-she
ZH中文
吹毛求疵 (chuī máo qiú cī)
chwee maw chew ee
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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