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Synonyms
cav·il (kăv́əl)

[French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillārī, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.]

verb: -iled, also -illed, -il·ing, -il·ling, -ils, -ils 

intransitive verb 

To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections. See synonyms at quibble

transitive verb 

To quibble about; detect petty flaws in.

noun 

A carping or trivial objection.

derivatives

cav́il·er
noun