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complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/verb2 syllables

Complain means: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

Synonyms for complain19

verb, as in express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

also used for complain

beef, bellyache, bemoan, bitch, bleat, whimper, carp, chunter, crab, croak, dump on, frine, girn, give out

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Opposites of complain

cheer

What does complain mean?2

verb

1

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness“My mother complains all day”

2

make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge“The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with complain?60

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All 60 rhymes for complain, grouped by syllable

Complain in a sentence

  • You almost never complain about anything, do you?CK
  • It was you that wanted it, so don't complain now.gcaplan
  • We lament, complain, moan and start crying out in pain.carlosalberto
  • If you're going to complain, do it yourself.kedymera
  • No matter how much you complain, it's not going to change anything.DJ_Saidez
  • Old people complain, but they don’t understand.Hybrid
  • If you didn't complain so much, people would probably like you more.sundown
  • The dog stopped walking, as if to complain.pip

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Forms of complain

as a verb

past tense
complained
present participle
complaining
third-person singular
complains
past participle
complained