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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
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 The movie simply wants to pay respect to their in-jokes and kvetching and observations. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kvetch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kvetch
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
  • On a StudBudz stream, Courtney Williams complained about having to share space at the team’s practice area, particularly when players and other attendees of the recreation center need to shower.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Roman complains about pain in his feet, and Dennis offers him a foot massage.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With the demon defeated and the haunting over, the Warrens get to experience something of a happily ever after, living to experience Judy’s wedding and see their daughter have her own baby.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But a butt dial revealed the truth about what actually happened, the complaint alleges.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The site provides links to 14 private and government groups that accept and act on complaints, including the FBI, the Better Business Bureau, the Social Security Administration, AARP, the SEC, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deputies arrived to the sound of screaming and found the 16-year-old Elijah Quintero on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Curtis Pleasant remembers wading through the water, chest deep, screaming and searching.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Out comes another moan, this one closer to a laugh as Brandon’s face flashes a smile.
    Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Beristain’s lament may sound like a song of the past, but eight years later, that rhythm is returning.
    Lluvia Gaucin, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Kvetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvetch. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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