Word of the day
carping
1. continually complaining or finding fault about trivial matters; difficult to please
“she has silenced the carping critics with a successful debut tour”
adjective
/ˈkɑrpɪŋ/
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"His carping attitude during the meeting made it _____for anyone to share their ideas without fear of criticism."
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- cheerful
- captious
- nagging
- fussy
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Choose the phrase that uses carping correctly
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Find a word related to carping
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