NITPICK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they nitpick ... he / she / it nitpicks

Past simple: nitpicked

Past participle: nitpicked

-ing form: nitpicking

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)