Caviling

What it means

1. (verb) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
2. (noun) Cavilation

Letter analysis

• Caviling contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
• It uses 7 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 3.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 14.

Sub-words

• calving
• ailing
• caving
• lacing
• living
• vicing
• acing
• align
• anvil
• cavil
• cilia
• civil
• clang
• cling
• clvii
• icing
• vigil
• clan
• clii
• clvi
• gain
• lain
• lvii
• nail
• vain
• vial
• ail
• ani
• avg
• cal
• can
• gal
• gin
• inc
• lag
• lii
• lvi
• nag
• nil
• van
• via
• vii

Related words

Other 8-letter words

• aardvark
• abacuses
• abalones
• abandons
• abashing
• abattoir
• abbesses
• abdicate
• abdomens
• abducted
• abductee
• abductor
• aberrant
• abetters
• abetting
• abettors
• abeyance
• abhorred

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Words starting with CAV

• cavalcade
• cavalcades
• cavalier
• cavaliers
• cavalries
• cavalry
• cavalryman
• cavalrymen
• cave
• caveat
• caveats
• caved
• caveman
• cavemen
• cavern
• cavernous
• caverns
• caves

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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