complaining
noun
[ kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ]
• the expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
• "his complaining has been a little bit annoying"
complaining
adjective
• expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
• "she apologized to the complaining crowd"
complain
verb
• express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
• "local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources"
Similar:
protest,
grumble,
moan,
whine,
bleat,
carp,
cavil,
lodge a complaint,
make a complaint,
make a fuss,
object to,
speak out against,
rail at,
oppose,
lament,
bewail,
criticize,
find fault with,
run down,
inveigh against,
mither,
twine,
kick up a fuss,
kick up a stink,
bellyache,
beef,
grouch,
grouse,
bitch,
sound off,
go on about,
pick holes in,
whinge,
gripe,
grizzle,
chunter,
create,
be on at someone,
kvetch,
chirp,
crib,
natter,
plain over,
• state that one is suffering from (a pain or other symptom of illness).
• "her husband began to complain of headaches"
• (of a structure or mechanism) groan or creak under strain.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French complaindre, from medieval Latin complangere ‘bewail’, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere ‘to lament’.
