carping

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Yet most of the carping is either irresponsible -- a business news cable network demagogically sought to frighten people -- or the same old stale alternatives: more tax cuts for the wealthy, smaller government and more deregulation.

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  1. adjective Naggingly critical or complaining.

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carping:   carp ·  carps
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  1. from Middle English carpinge; verbal noun of carp, v.
  2. Ppr. of carp, v.
 

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/ˈkɑrpɪŋ/
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