cavil

Definition of Cavil in English :

1. cavil, quibble, quiddity

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

2. carp, cavil, chicane

raise trivial objections

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cavil

verb -ils, -illing, -illed or US -ils, -iling or -iled

1. (intr; foll by at or about)

to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carp

noun

2.

a captious trifling objection

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcaviled or ˈcavilled, ˈcaviling or ˈcavilling

1.

to object when there is little reason to do so; resort to trivial faultfinding; carp; quibble (at or about)

noun

2.

a trivial objection; quibble

v. cav·iled, cav·il·ing, cav·ils also cav·illed or cav·il·ling

v.intr.

To argue or find fault over trivial matters; raise petty objections. See Synonyms at quibble.

v.tr.

To quibble about; point out petty flaws in.

n.

A carping or trivial objection.