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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Cavil

/(kăv"ĭl)/ · Cav·il · IPA /ˈkæv.əl/
01 v. i. To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
imp. & p. p. Caviled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caviling
  1. 1.
    To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason.
    “You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract.” — Shak.
02 v. t. To cavil at.
  1. 1.
    To cavil at.[Obs.]
03 n. A captious or frivolous objection.
  1. 1.
    A captious or frivolous objection.
    “All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief.” — Shak.