1
as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
vainly hoped that his coworker would spare him another kvetch about being overworked
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about
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Recent Examples of kvetch
Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022
What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why?
—Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Big swings in the East: For days leading up to the deadline, executives kvetched about the cost of acquiring relievers.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable.
—Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 8 May 2022
What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why?
—Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
Verb
Some may kvetch at the idea of the 49ers giving up draft capital to acquire Hendrickson, who is 30 years of age and in the final year of his contract.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Big swings in the East: For days leading up to the deadline, executives kvetched about the cost of acquiring relievers.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kvetch
Noun
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If family needs cause drama, set kind boundaries and explain them to any complainers.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No suspicious whine in the air, no burning of pungent oils to put off biters.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Much of this isn't included in Fennell's version, and early on, many complained the movie seemed to romanticize the abuse in the book.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dieppa said a nearby daycare complained of cat waste.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The academy schedule continues to recommend rotavirus vaccines for all infants, whereas the federal schedule says it should be left up to parents and doctors whether to give the shots to babies.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies get their first dose of the MMR vaccine between 12 and 15 months old and the second dose between 4 and 6 years old.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The complaint was dismissed with prejudice.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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The data is less clear that dog ownership increased in New York City specifically, but complaints about dog poop left on the ground certainly did.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy — The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after her crash at the Olympics were a stark reminder of the dangers of the downhill.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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People didn’t scream out answers.—
Jeff Banowetz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Two microphones angle towards the duduk to capture resonant moans, creaks, squeaks and honks akin to the bridge’s.—
Ruby Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The changes are a source of both lament and ambivalence.—
Naomi Jackson,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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There is inward-looking anger in Thompson’s voice, halfway between rebuke and lament.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Kvetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvetch. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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