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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

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  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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#15021complaining
#26453whining
#44928bitching
#67119lamenting
#101196griping
#120409mooning

How to use complaining in a sentence?

  1. Donald Trump:

    We don’t have to egg them, they have a lot to be complaining about.

  2. Jacinto Paras:

    Those who have been running away, complaining of abuses and maltreatment, they can be free to return.

  3. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi:

    The unions complaining about Felicori, who was chosen by the government after an international selection process, should realize that the tide has turned. The fun's over.

  4. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

    These missiles do not even fall within the purview of 2231 and they are not illegal, iran will never use any means to attack any country, including our missiles. These are only for our defense. I challenge those who are complaining about Iran's missile program ... to make the same statement.

  5. Laurence Sterne:

    We lose the right of complaining sometimes, by denying something, but this often triples its force.


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