Definitions for: Carping

[n] persistent petty and unjustified criticism
[adj] quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics"

Webster (1913) Definition: Carp"ing (k[add]rp"[i^]ng), a.
Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious. --
Carp"ing*ly, adv.

Synonyms: caviling, critical, faultfinding, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

See Also: criticism, unfavorable judgment

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