as in whines
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 complains
But today nobody complains about the cost of his castles.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Never says a word, never complains about it, right?
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Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Anushka complains about the agreement that asks users to accept 97 pages of terms and conditions in 7-point font, but these guys don’t even see themselves as car manufacturers.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
Nobody visiting a nuclear facility complains about the onerous security features.
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Juliette Kayyem,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Lauersdorf is always willing to answer constituent concerns, and never complains, said Heritage Homeowners’ Association vice president Jennifer Samuels in a Facebook post promoting the fundraising effort.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
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Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Her narcissistic friends constantly change the subject back to their petty arguments whenever Anne complains about her circumstances.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
Out of innumerable likely topics, Maher complains about folks who defend cats.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
Never says a word, never complains about it, right?
—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Anushka complains about the agreement that asks users to accept 97 pages of terms and conditions in 7-point font, but these guys don’t even see themselves as car manufacturers.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
Nobody visiting a nuclear facility complains about the onerous security features.
—
Juliette Kayyem,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Lauersdorf is always willing to answer constituent concerns, and never complains, said Heritage Homeowners’ Association vice president Jennifer Samuels in a Facebook post promoting the fundraising effort.
—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
The narrator in Pseudo-Quintilian’s fiction complains of the unfairness of the bout.
—
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Her narcissistic friends constantly change the subject back to their petty arguments whenever Anne complains about her circumstances.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
Out of innumerable likely topics, Maher complains about folks who defend cats.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complains
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
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As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.
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All crowdfunding projects have an element of risk, but backers of the startup's first Kickstarter for an all-in-one smart telescope seem satisfied with their all-in-one smart telescope - shipping grumbles aside.
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Your 12th House of Inner Worlds hums as the Moon grumbles at combative Mars in your philosophical 9th house, making private worries flare when big debates start circling.
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Griffith growls Griffith could be in position to win its first Greater South Shore Conference title since 2018.
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Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
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“Complains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complains. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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