Cavil vs Juggle - What's the difference?
cavil | juggle | Related terms |
To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
* 1598? , William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona , Act I, scene I:
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, chapter=5 * 1928 , D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover :
A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
* 1835 , Charles G. Finney, Lectures on revivals of religion :
To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
To handle or manage many tasks at once.
(ambitransitive) To deceive by trick or artifice.
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Cavil is a related term of juggle.
As verbs the difference between cavil and juggle
is that cavil is to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons while juggle is to manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc in an artful or artistic manner juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.As nouns the difference between cavil and juggle
is that cavil is a petty or trivial objection or criticism while juggle is (juggling) to throw and catch each prop at least twice, as a opposed to a.cavil
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Alternative forms
* cavel, cavellVerb
- 'Tis love you cavil at: I am not Love.
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- I wish you wouldn't cavil , Hilda.
Synonyms
* be hypercritical, nitpick, pettifog, split hairsNoun
(en noun)- It is not worth while to spend your time in arguing against a cavil , but make him feel he is committing a sin to plead it, and thus enlist his conscience on your side.
References
juggle
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Verb
(juggl)- She can juggle flaming torches.
- He juggled home, school, and work for two years.
- Is't possible the spells of France should juggle / Men into such strange mysteries?
- Be these juggling fiends no more believed.