The difference between Cavil and Nitpick
When used as verbs, cavil means to criticise for petty or frivolous reasons, whereas nitpick means to correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details.
Cavil is also noun with the meaning: a petty or trivial objection or criticism.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cavil and Nitpick
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Cavil as a verb (intransitive):
To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
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Cavil as a noun:
A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
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Nitpick as a verb:
To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details.
Examples:
"Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums."
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Nitpick as a verb (archaic):
To pick nits - lice eggs - from someone's hair.
Examples:
"Watch the mother gorilla nitpick the baby’s fur clean."