as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
tiresome members of the tour group who had one bitch after another
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
those guys are always bitching about something
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Recent Examples of bitch
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Those who bitched over not making the final four now were going to get a chance to prove themselves on the field of play.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2025
Finally, all this time of me bitching about, like my band not working, and this and that, all of a sudden, both are working, and again, knock on that wood.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
Every Friday, the department held a meeting in the library, where checkers discussed thorny stories and bitched about difficult writers and editors.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
What’s worse, picking up the morning paper and seeing what the bastards are doing, and just complaining and bitching about it?
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The bitching and leaving early just makes the fan base look entitled and lacking in football common sense.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Rebels fight the redcoats, Ben Franklin bitches about his politically backward son, and America gains its independence.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Dorit is in town bitching to Boz, who is in a hormonal haze, and Rachel about the same thing.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Those who bitched over not making the final four now were going to get a chance to prove themselves on the field of play.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2025
Finally, all this time of me bitching about, like my band not working, and this and that, all of a sudden, both are working, and again, knock on that wood.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
Every Friday, the department held a meeting in the library, where checkers discussed thorny stories and bitched about difficult writers and editors.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
What’s worse, picking up the morning paper and seeing what the bastards are doing, and just complaining and bitching about it?
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The bitching and leaving early just makes the fan base look entitled and lacking in football common sense.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Rebels fight the redcoats, Ben Franklin bitches about his politically backward son, and America gains its independence.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitch
Noun
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No suspicious whine in the air, no burning of pungent oils to put off biters.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some of them posted on social media to complain about the situation.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Members of Congress have complained that only about half of existing documents, many with redactions, have been made public even as Justice Department officials have said everything has been released, except for some files that can’t be made public until a judge gives the go-ahead.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at the Olympics were a stark reminder of the dangers of the downhill.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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People didn’t scream out answers.—
Jeff Banowetz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The complaint was dismissed with prejudice.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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The data is less clear that dog ownership increased in New York City specifically, but complaints about dog poop left on the ground certainly did.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Bitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitch. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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