Definition of: cavil

(kav′əl) v. cav·iled or ·illed, cav·il·ing or ·il·ling v.t.
To find fault with.
—v.i. To pick flaws or raise trivial objections; argue or object captiously: with at or about.
—noun A captious objection; caviling. [<MF caviller <L cavillari <cavilla a jeering, a scoffing]
—cav′il·er, cav′il·ler noun
—cav′il·ing, cav′il·ling adjective
—cav′il·ing·ly, cav′il·ling·ly adverb