Cavilling

/ˈkævɪlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

British spelling of the present participle of cavil; currently making petty complaints.

Etymology

British English gerund/present participle form of 'cavil,' maintaining the doubled 'l' spelling standard in British verb conjugations before adding '-ing.'

Kelly Says

British 'cavilling' vs American 'caviling' shows a real pronunciation difference—Americans actually do pronounce the 'l' once, while Brits hold it slightly longer, justifying the double spelling!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ ሰው ነው
an-d se-w ne-w
ARالعربية
تسلية
tas-li-ya
BNবাংলা
মজা
ma-ja
CACatalà
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
CSČeština
škádlivý
skad-liv-yi
DADansk
sjov
sjov
DEDeutsch
Cavirieren
kah-vee-ree-ren
ELΕλληνικά
καταφρονήσεις
kata-fron-e-seis
ESEspañol
cavillar
kah-vee-yar
FAفارسی
مزاح
maz-a-h
FISuomi
pilkeilevyys
pil-ke-i-le-vyys
FRFrançais
caviller
kah-vee-ler
GUGU
મુખર
mu-khar
HAHA
kauna
ka-u-na
HEעברית
הומור
ho-mor
HIहिन्दी
मज़ाक
ma-za-k
HUMagyar
csúfolás
chuf-o-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercanda
ber-can-da
IGIG
ịkpụ
i-kpụ
ITItaliano
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
JA日本語
陽気な態度
yo-ki-na taido
KKKK
сұлу
su-lu
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
사교적인 태도
sagyojeok-in tae-do
MRMR
मजाक
ma-ja-k
MSBahasa Melayu
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
NONorsk
sjov
sjov
PAPA
ਮਾੜਾ
ma-ad-a
PLPolski
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
PTPortuguês
cavillar
kah-vee-yar
RORomână
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
RUРусский
шутки
shutki
SVSvenska
skämt
skamt
SWKiswahili
uchezaji
u-che-za-ji
TAதமிழ்
கலகலப்பான
kala-ka-la-pa-na
TEతెలుగు
మె势గాలి
me-se-ga-li
THไทย
เล่นสนุก
len-sun-nuk
TLTL
pagbibiro
pa-gbi-bi-ro
TRTürkçe
cavilling
kah-vee-ling
UKУкраїнська
затятки
za-tyat-ky
URاردو
مزاح
maz-a-h
VITiếng Việt
trêu ghẹo
treu gieu
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ àgbà
ọ̀pọ̀ àgbà
ZH中文
调侃
tiáo kàn
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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