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carp·ing

carping

 
pronunciation:
kar pIng
part of speech: adjective
definition: inclined to find fault or complain.
He was a carping sort of employer who was hard to satisfy.
antonyms:
commendatory, complimentary, laudatory
similar words:
captious, querulous
derivation: carpingly (adv.)