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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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
Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Changi Airport feels like it was designed to keep kids busy, with its butterfly garden, koi carp ponds and free massage chairs.
—Marylou Costa, Contributor, CNBC, 21 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
The biggest difference is between herbivorous species, like carp and tilapia with a FIFO ratio up to 0.83 at the upper bound of the adjusted model, and carnivorous species like salmon and trout, with a FIFO ratio up to 5.57 — a near sevenfold gap.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Changi Airport feels like it was designed to keep kids busy, with its butterfly garden, koi carp ponds and free massage chairs.
—Marylou Costa, Contributor, CNBC, 21 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
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Reports of this plan were toasted by professional cynics with a similar whine.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Mamet is the series’ comic highlight, ping-ponging between tantrums, whines and sickly-sweet pleas with the volatility of an overgrown toddler; Jackson’s Misia receives these outbursts with an obeisance that is eventually pushed to the point of breaking.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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An unknown number of people within the department complained about the post.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Reddit users are complaining about problems connecting to the online forum, with thousands of people telling DownDetector on Wednesday that the service is down.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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Officers responded to calls from people who heard several shots fired and people screaming at 2317 South Pleasant Valley Road at 11:30 p.m. on June 26.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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As one of Jeff Arcuri’s openers at the Beacon Theater, Jensen had the crowd screaming with laughter over a wild bit on the realities of menstruation. 4.Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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The gizmo also includes haptic alerts that can wake you—but not your partner—if your child is fussing.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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While some parents are fine with sleep training methods that involve lengthy separations from their babies, and a fair amount of crying and fussing, for other parents, these methods just don’t feel right.1 That’s where gentle sleep training come into play.Wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Department of Justice filed a 2017 complaint against UnitedHealth alleging the company used false information to inflate charges to the government.Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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West has been the subject of a wave of complaints filed after his antisemitic rants posted on his social media accounts in October 2022 sparked widespread criticism and the end of his lucrative partnerships with Gap and Adidas.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Alabama songwriter Early James embraces jagged, moaning blues on his upcoming third album Medium Raw.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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On Wednesday, Sharpe’s 3.2 million followers may have been perplexed or shocked to hear the sound of a moaning woman in an Instagram Live session that appeared on the former tight end’s page.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
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Americans love to grouse about the rising cost of college.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Some ten minutes into our hike, the pup flushes a trio of grouse about 30 yards ahead.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Carp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carp. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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