as in to scream
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
Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Robinson's lawyers have previously complained coverage of the case put his right to a fair trial at risk and have a pending motion to have news cameras barred from future court proceedings.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Anecdotal evidence on social media shows some users complaining about GPT’s penchant for focusing on goblins in completely unrelated conversations in recent days.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Many users in the city also complained online about confusion over how the rules should be interpreted.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Robinson's lawyers have previously complained coverage of the case put his right to a fair trial at risk and have a pending motion to have news cameras barred from future court proceedings.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Adjective
An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
No one who had a great time up to that point woke up on Thursday complaining about Bruno Mars.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Anecdotal evidence on social media shows some users complaining about GPT’s penchant for focusing on goblins in completely unrelated conversations in recent days.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complain
protesting
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The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2026
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Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Complain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complain. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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