Associations to the word «Cavilling»

Wiktionary

CAVIL, verb. (intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
CAVIL, noun. A petty or trivial objection or criticism.

Dictionary definition

CAVIL, noun. An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.
CAVIL, verb. Raise trivial objections.

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson