Meaning & use
carp
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to complain or find fault in a persistent, nagging way.
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He was always carping about the weather no matter the season.
The critics carped endlessly about minor flaws in an otherwise excellent film.
A note on using this word
Carp is also the name of a common freshwater fish; the verb meaning (to complain) is unrelated in origin.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
a large freshwater fish often found in lakes and slow-moving rivers
They caught several carp in the pond behind the farmhouse.
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