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kicked up a fuss
phrasevariants:
or kicked up a stink
past tense of kick up a fuss
Synonyms & Antonyms of kicked up a fuss
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- The kids were kicking up a fuss by the end of the day, so the family left the fair.
Synonyms for kicked up a fuss
- beefed,
- bellyached,
- bitched,
- bleated,
- carped,
- caterwauled,
- complained,
- crabbed,
- croaked,
- fussed,
- griped,
- grizzled,
- grouched,
- groused,
- growled,
- grumbled,
- grumped,
- hollered,
- inveighed,
- keened,
- kicked,
- kvetched,
- maundered
- [chiefly British],
- moaned,
- murmured,
- muttered,
- nagged,
- repined,
- screamed,
- squawked,
- squealed,
- wailed,
- whimpered,
- whined,
- whinged
- [British],
- yammered,
- yawped
- (or yauped),
- yowled
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