complaining

complaining
Synonyms and related words:
Jeremianic, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, disputatious, disputing, dissatisfied, dissent, dissentient, dissenting, envious, faultfinding, fractious, fretful, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouchy, grouse, grousing, growling, grumbling, holler, howl, howling, kick, kicking, lamentive, malcontent, malcontented, moanful, mournful, murmuring, muttering, noncooperative, objecting, obstructive, on the barricades, out of humor, peeve, peevish, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, petulant, plaintive, plangent, proof against, protest, protesting, puling, querulant, querulous, querulousness, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, renitent, repellent, resentful, resistant, resisting, resistive, restive, restless, retardant, retardative, scolding, sniping, sorrowful, squawk, squawking, sulky, ululant, unaccepting, unaccommodating, uncooperative, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, unsubmissive, unyielding, up in arms, wailful, whimpering, whining, whiny, withstanding, yapping

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • complaining — (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n [i^]mg) adj. uttering complaints. Opposite of {uncomplaining}. [prenominal] Note: [Narrower terms: {faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal)}: {fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal), whiny}; {protesting(prenominal),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • complaining — index criticism, diatribe, disapproval, fractious, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Complaining — Complain Com*plain (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained} (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • complaining — un·complaining; …   English syllables

  • complaining — adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment a complaining boss • Syn: ↑complaintive • Ant: ↑uncomplaining • Similar to: ↑fretful, ↑querulous, ↑whiney …   Useful english dictionary

  • complaining party — index complainant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • complaining witness — index victim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • complaining — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. objecting, lamenting, murmuring, regretting, repining, bewailing, deploring, weeping, mourning, moaning, protesting, charging, accusing, disapproving, grumbling, fretting, whining, peevish, querulous, resentful,… …   English dictionary for students

  • complaining — n. expression of regret, expression of sorrow or injury com·plain || kÉ™m pleɪn v. find fault, express displeasure …   English contemporary dictionary

  • complaining — a. Querulous, murmuring, querimonious, fault finding …   New dictionary of synonyms

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