Carp v. i. [imp. & p. p. Carped p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.]
1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.]
2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
Carping and caviling at faults of manner. --Blackw. Mag.
And at my actions carp or catch. --Herbert.