carped
past simple and past participle ofcarp
carp
verb[I]
uk/kɑːp/us/kɑːrp/tocomplainall thetimeaboutmattersthat are notimportant:
I can'tstandthe way he's always carping.
Synonym
cavilformal
Complaining
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- bellyaching
- bewail
- brouhaha
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
- complain
- complaining
- create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
- gnashing of teethidiom
- grouch
- make noisesidiom
- mutter
- nark
- raise a rumpusidiom
- rumpus
- squawk
- start on atsomeone
- vituperation
- whinging
- whiny
Examplesofcarped
carped
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
How could they really be their own women,carpedthe press, when they had male songwriters and a male manager 'pulling the strings'?
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We would then be much more likely to get the concessions from our partners than if we stayed outside andcarpedabout it.
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It is utter nonsense to pretend that we have criticised andcarpedabout it.
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The proposals that we put forward at the start of the process were continually criticised andcarpedat from the wings.
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Hecarpeda lot, but failed to answer the questions.
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Pancras criticised andcarped, but he said nothing.
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Hindenburgcarpedthat politics was full of issues such as economics that he did not, and did not want to, understand.
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