0 present participle of carp
1 to complain all the time about matters that are not important:
I can't stand the way he's always carping.
But carping would not be a suitable note on which to conclude.
We hope to have shown that such criticism is not impractical perfectionist carping.
Some of these points probably sound carping in view of the sheer industry and painstaking work undertaken to bring this project to the fore.
In this light, perhaps it is carping to wish for just a bit more glee when listing fatal flaws in opposing lines of work.
The literature of the past 20 years has been filled with carping, complaints, and other signs of demoralization.
But such carping should not detract from the great value of this most stimulating and up-do-date synthesis.
Far from being a carping critique, however, this interesting chapter offers clear illustrations of the value of the technique.
Despite the above carping, both students who are new to this territory and old hands in it will find this book a very valuable and stimulating read.
