Reverse Dictionary: CARP

ADJECTIVES
► CARPACIOUS given to carping → 1574 obs.
► IRPIN’ carping, grumbling → 1922 Sc.
► RIXY carping, quarrelsome, scolding → 1746 Eng. dial.
► TWITTY touchy, irritable, short-tempered; censorious, carping → 1825 orig. Eng. dial.
► VEAKING carping, fretful, peevish; blaming → 1746 Eng. dial.

NOUNS
► ANVIL CHORUS carping, negative criticism → L19 sl., orig. US
► CARB a cavilling, carping, dissatisfaction → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► CARP carping speech, cavil; discourse; power of speech → c1325 obs.
► YATTER continual carping or railing; noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling → 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► SCRAE ► SKRAE a carping, ill-natured person → 1853 Sc.

VERBS
► CARB to cavil, to carp, to show dissatisfaction → 1825 Sc.
► CATCH to carp, to criticize → 1628
► EAT CARP-PIE to submit to another person’s carping at one’s actions → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► JERK  to carp, to sneer; to aim satire → a1643 obs.
► NATTLE to carp, to grumble, to nag → 1900 Sc.
► NIGG to carp at, to nag, to importune, to trouble with repeated requests or inquiries → 1866 Sc.
► SNAG to carp, to cavil, to sneer, to nag → 1554 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► UPBRAY to carp at, to find  fault with; to upbraid; to reproach, reprove, or censure → 1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► VELLICATE to carp at; to criticize adversely → 1633 obs.
► YAFF to carp, to chide, to scold, to nag, to reprehend sharply and critically → 1825 Sc.
► YARG to carp, to wrangle, to criticize; to argue doggedly and tiresomely → a1838 Sc.
► YARP to carp, to complain, to whine; to ‘harp’ fretfully; to grumble → 1827 Sc. obs.
► YATTER to carp, to nag, to chide, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something → 1811 Sc.
► YERK to carp at → 1621 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.