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complaining

/kəmˈpleɪn.ɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Complaining means: expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment.

Synonyms for complaining6

adjective, as in expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

complaintive, fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny, protestant

Opposites of complaining

uncomplaining

What does complaining mean?1

adjective

1

expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment“a complaining boss”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with complaining?21

two syllables

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four syllables

entertaining
Show 40 near rhymes
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Complaining in a sentence

  • Stop complaining so much, and do something constructive!nonong
  • Employees were always complaining about their wages, their working conditions, and so forth.Yougailes30
  • You rascal, why are you complaining so much?Mithridates
  • If you do silly things, you must accept the consequences without complaining.sharris123
  • I've been complaining about that, but nothing has changed.CK
  • If you'd stop complaining so much, people would probably like you better.CK
  • If you'd stop complaining so much, people would probably like you more.CK
  • We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.CM

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