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Synonyms for complaining
com·plain·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. complaining(a), complaintiveadjective

    expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

    "a complaining boss"

Editors Contribution1.0 / 5 votes

  1. butthurt

    to get mad or complain of something

    jared got butthurt over a beaver name so he complained

    Submitted by rinat on March 27, 2016  

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 1 vote

  1. complainingadjective

    Synonyms:
    querulous, murmuring, querimonious, fault-finding

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. complainingadjective

    Synonyms:
    murmuring, repining, querimonious, querulous, discontented, grumbling

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "complaining":

    griping, whining, complainant, mooning, bitching, lamenting

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How to use complaining in a sentence?

  1. Teerasak Teecayuphan:

    People are complaining about the rising costs of living, of having no money for spending, their patience will gradually run out. Sooner or later this pot will boil over.

  2. Sarosh Rana:

    I think it is important to listen to patients when they raise concerns and for expecting mothers to be aware of the signs and symptoms of pregnancy or childbirth complications. There are actually lots of signs that doctors should be talking about and that patients should be aware of, what I feel is, sometimes there’s a gap between a patient complaining and the doctor listening. There is so much data showing that patients, especially African American Black patients, are not always listened to.

  3. David Kade:

    People just think we're complaining, but it's hazardous to the children and that's the bottom line.

  4. Meghan Markle:

    Our conversation was I was complaining about not liking Donald Trump, he said 'give Donald Trump a chance,’ i sort of disagreed with that but I still like Harry. That was his politics, I had my politics.

  5. Dean Obeidallah:

    } Donald Trump lashed out at Elon Musk like a scorned lover, complaining to the crowd late Saturday.


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