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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1
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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2
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
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Facebook posts indicate that Ing’s fish was caught from a carp impoundment, and subsequently released into a different pond.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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
Some elements of Waukegan’s sustainability plan are obvious, like expanding Earth Day into Earth Week engaging hundreds of volunteers, while others are less noticeable like an international effort to keep invasive species like carp out of the Great Lakes.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Facebook posts indicate that Ing’s fish was caught from a carp impoundment, and subsequently released into a different pond.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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
Noun
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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, in China's increasingly insular online environment, Chinese nationalists are openly complaining about the 19th century loss of territory in what is now Russia's Far East.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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And no one can seem to stop complaining about it—lowering egg prices was even a primary talking point in Trump’s run for the presidency.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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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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Preston Turano, a veterinarian and spokesperson at Felix Cat Insurance, told Newsweek that yelling, screaming, and physical punishment should never be used when training or communicating with your cat.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Moments after an emphatic two-handed jam in the closing seconds that sealed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s 68-61 upset of Harvard-Westlake on Friday night in Studio City, Tyran Stokes clenched both fists, turned toward his teammates and screamed at the top of his lungs.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The world saw this five-man group as an ideal of friendship, a community working and living together, fussing and fighting but making rough beauty out of it.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Palmieri also has a 16-team no-trade list but, like Nelson, certainly should not be fussed about being moved to a Cup contender for a few months.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The complaint centered specifically on Danielson’s comments during a press conference following Boise State’s season-ending loss in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names Trump, the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Men writhe and moan in the shadows just out of sight as a young gay man walks through the dark room at Adonis, Copenhagen’s only gay sauna.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Shows that not all football teams need to be Champions League contenders and not all fans need to be moaning about the failings of their club.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Any one of them might go an extended stretch without quality targets, yet none grouses about it.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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While Minneapolis drivers love to grouse about traffic, the city is still relatively easy for drivers.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Carp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carp. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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