as in to whine
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall
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as in protesting
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as in whining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall
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Recent Examples of complain
Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
An eyewitness told authorities that Robertson began complaining about his order to a female employee at the drive-thru food pickup window and requested to speak with a manager several times, per the affidavit.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 25 May 2025
James Pearce, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The relaxation of the angles of their wrist, the ability of them to open their chest and the distance between their scapulas, also like a lot of athletes come in complaining of upper back pain, neck pain, wrist pain, things like that, pressure on their hands.
—Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025
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In speeches and online, the American New Right likes to complain about Europeans, and occasionally bully them.
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
An eyewitness told authorities that Robertson began complaining about his order to a female employee at the drive-thru food pickup window and requested to speak with a manager several times, per the affidavit.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 25 May 2025
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For a start, just a week ago, no one was complaining about Alexander-Arnold’s contribution to the 5-0 rout of West Ham.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
The relaxation of the angles of their wrist, the ability of them to open their chest and the distance between their scapulas, also like a lot of athletes come in complaining of upper back pain, neck pain, wrist pain, things like that, pressure on their hands.
—Josh Ross, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Complain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complain. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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