Definition
Third-person singular present tense of cavil; makes petty or unnecessary complaints.
Etymology
Standard present-tense conjugation of the verb 'cavil,' using the '-s' suffix for third-person singular in English verbs.
Kelly Says
When you 'cavil at' something, you're using a construction that shows the original Latin sense of 'mocking' something—you're turning your criticism INTO the target!
Translations
ARالعربية
شكايات
shak-aa-yat
BNবাংলা
প্রতিক্রিয়া
pro-ti-kri-ya
CSČeština
námitky
na-mit-ky
DADansk
indsigelser
in-ds-ee-le-ser
DEDeutsch
Einwände
eye-n-vva-nd
ELΕλληνικά
αντιρρήσεις
an-tee-rre-see-es
ESEspañol
recela
reh-seh-la
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
vaatimukset
va-a-tim-us-tet
FRFrançais
réticences
reh-tee-sen-s
HUMagyar
ellenérvek
el-len-er-vek
IDBahasa Indonesia
bantahan
ban-ta-han
ITItaliano
reticenze
reh-tee-tsen-ze
KMKM
ការប្រឆាំង
ka-ar-pra-cha-ng
MSBahasa Melayu
bantahan
ban-ta-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
bezwaren
be-zwar-en
NONorsk
innsigelser
in-sig-el-ser
PLPolski
sprzeciw
sprz-tee-v
PTPortuguês
recelações
reh-seh-la-soh-es
RORomână
obiecții
o-bee-je-tee
RUРусский
претензии
preten-zii
SVSvenska
invändningar
in-vvahn-dar-ing
SWKiswahili
pingamizi
ping-a-mi-zi
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்புகள்
e-thir-pu-gal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిపాదన
pri-ti-pa-dan
TLTL
pagsasalungat
pa-gsa-lu-ngat
TRTürkçe
şüpheler
shu-peh-ler
UKУкраїнська
заперечення
za-pe-rech-en-nya
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
băn khoăn
ban-khow-an
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la