Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cavil
1 sense of cavil
Sense 1
cavil, carp, chicane -- (raise trivial objections)
=> object -- (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license")