as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
the usual carp about that restaurant is that the service is slow
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1
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
someone who carps and whines about everything is a pain
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as in to cavil
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
carped about the order of names on the wedding invitations
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Recent Examples of carp
Keenan Thomas, The Tennessean, 25 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, his team hopes to continue working with fishing communities along the river to gather more details about the mysterious giant salmon carp.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Unlike Deng, Xi doesn’t have to put up with a group of elders carping behind the scenes.
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2024
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Noun
There are four invasive carp species in the U.S. and Tennessee.
—Keenan Thomas, The Tennessean, 25 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, his team hopes to continue working with fishing communities along the river to gather more details about the mysterious giant salmon carp.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Earlier this year, House Republicans rejected bipartisan efforts to fix the problems at the U.S.-Mexico border, so now Harris gets to keep carping about them.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Unlike Deng, Xi doesn’t have to put up with a group of elders carping behind the scenes.
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carp
Noun
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When in use, the motor produced a slightly audible whistle/whine.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
4 Apr. 2024
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Fittingly, its most art-averse detractors responded with an awful lot of whine.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2024
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Many residents at the town hall complained about feeling unsafe at their local Giant or Weis supermarkets, seeing panhandlers, loitering and graffiti in and around these areas.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the agency’s top Middle East diplomats complained in private that they were sidelined by Biden’s National Security Council.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
15 Jan. 2025
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Naysayers often cavil that California’s economic growth depends almost entirely on Silicon Valley and the capital gains income of its wealthiest residents, but its primacy in high technology encompasses fields outside Northern California, such as biotech.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2021
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However, the actual interiors of this four-bedroom home are nothing to cavil at.—
Kelly Corbett,
House Beautiful,
7 Oct. 2020
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Palmieri also has a 16-team no-trade list but, like Nelson, certainly should not be fussed about being moved to a Cup contender for a few months.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Later that day, the boys fuss around their grandmother at the dinner table.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2024
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For its part, Walgreens has not filed a legal answer to the complaint yet, but did issue a short response denying any wrongdoing.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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At first, the school board reacted to the complaints by saying parents could have their children excused from the class when the new textbooks were being used or discussed.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jasmine moans with pleasure as Gino traces her legs with his tongue.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
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Many of the patients were critically ill and moaning in pain from broken bones, head gashes and other injuries blamed on Tropical Storm Helene.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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While Minneapolis drivers love to grouse about traffic, the city is still relatively easy for drivers.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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And for people interested in wildlife viewing, the park is a haven for mule deer, antelope, grouse, and turkey.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Carp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carp. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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