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kvetch

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of kvetch
Noun
What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why? Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 4 May 2018 So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson’s Seahawks didn’t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks. Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 21 Dec. 2017
Verb
Reps for stars of all levels of fame have to navigate an ocean of possibilities; their job relies on knowing which TikToker their client ought to podcast with, show their apartment to, or kvetch with on the subway. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 May 2025 As Gail’s literal timer ticks, Joel kvetches about how Ellie treats him like a stranger until Gail snaps about his boring parental issues. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kvetch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kvetch
Noun
  • The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The unfiltered electric soundtrack of the Evija goes from a piercing whine to an ear-splitting shriek.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Moscow’s escalating air war and the distinctive whine of Shaheds is now forcing Ukrainians out of their beds and into shelters and metro stations on an almost-nightly basis.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Some Russians already have complained about Max’s functionality (and mocked VK’s semi-cheesy, semi-effective enlistment of rappers, comedians, and influencers to promote it).
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t-complain, just-eat-your-meal type people.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the post, Erin included new photos of her, her baby son and her husband to commemorate Henry's first month earthside.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There are certainly families ready to adopt the babies surrendered in these boxes.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The report was released as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received record high numbers of complaints about auto loans.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The complaint cites just three examples of transgender athletes on girls’ teams in Maine, including the pole-vaulter.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the slightest provocation, Ye bullies, hectors, and screams at everyone from Paris fashion-show lackeys to the mother of his child.
    Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For a company like Tesla, dumping the AM/FM radio to cut costs does not exactly scream innovation.
    Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped holding coordination calls on H5N1 with health providers this spring — a change Chin-Hong laments.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Kvetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvetch. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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