carp
/ˈkɑɹp/ verb C2- To criticize or complain about a fault, especially for frivolous or petty reasons; to cavil.
Plural carp · He/she/it carps · Past carped · Past participle carped · -ing form carping
Verb forms
- Base form
- carp
- He/she/it
- carps
- Past
- carped
- Past participle
- carped
- -ing form
- carping
From the library
The pike, eels, and carp eat greedily always, as everybody knows—well, they feast on the vulture.
Now suppose that next day, one of these eels, or pike, or carp, poisoned at the fourth remove, is served up at your table.
mute as a carp.”
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