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Detailed Translations for cavil from English to Dutch

cavil:

cavil verb

  1. cavil (carp)
    betuttelen
    • betuttelen verb (betuttel, betuttelt, betuttelde, betuttelden, betutteld)
  2. cavil (carp; find fault with)
    vitten
    • vitten verb (vit, vitte, vitten, gevit)
  3. cavil (carp; nitpick; find fault; find fault with)
    bedillen
    • bedillen verb (bedil, bedilt, bedilde, bedilden, bedild)

Translation Matrix for cavil:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- quibble; quiddity
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bedillen carp; cavil; find fault; find fault with; nitpick
betuttelen carp; cavil
vitten carp; cavil; find fault with
- carp; chicane

Related Words for "cavil":

  • caviling

Synonyms for "cavil":


Related Definitions for "cavil":

  1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections1
  2. raise trivial objections1

Wiktionary Translations for cavil:

cavil
verb
  1. to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cavil donderjagen; emmeren; kankeren; katten; preutelen; pezeweven; mopperen; meieren; zaniken; pruttelen; zemelen; zeiken; zeuren nörgelnpenetrant/störend, aber nicht aggressiv seinen Unmut äußern
cavil bedillen; haarkloven; het lastig maken; muggeziften; vitten chicaneruser de chicane.

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