carping adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •complaining excessively.However, since there are 488 pages in all for a bargain price of a guinea one must not be too carping. — 1962 noun1 •Excessive complaining.“Oh, stop your carping, Dawn!” I told myself. “You can't expect charming tones, and Oriental do-dads and apple trees in a German boarding-house.” — 1911 formscarpings · more carping · most carping
