What is the Latin word for carp at?

The usual Latin words for “carp at” are carpō, vellicō, Sabīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“carp at” in Latin

carpōto pluck, pick, harvest; to tear off, tear out, rend, separate a whole into single parts, to cut to pieces, divide; to s vellicōto pluck, twitch, pinch, nip; to suck (of bees)SabīnusSabine

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

carp at

carpere: vellicare: maledico ore vellicare (maliciously). To carp at indirectly, aliquem obliquis orationibus carpere: aliquem oblique perstringere; jacolari in aliquem obliquis sententiis; cavillari aliquem or aliquid: the soldiers carped at Sabinus, Sabinus mititum vocibus carpebatur: to carp at every body, dieteria dicere in omnes: to carp at every thing, omnia in vitium vertere; to carp at bitterly, acerbis facetiis aliquem irridere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for carp at?: The usual Latin words for “carp at” are carpō, vellicō, Sabīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.