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NITPICK
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they nitpick ... he / she / it nitpicks
Past simple: nitpicked
-ing form: nitpicking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be overly critical; criticize minor details
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "nitpick" is one way to...):
criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
nitpicker (someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms)