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kvetchy

adjective

as in complaining

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  1. complaining
  2. fed up
  3. protesting
  4. impatient
Adjective
  • An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • One of those former college athletes who is fed up with it all is Lee Brice.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But they often get fed up with their rotating shortlist of places to go.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of fed up
Adjective
  • The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces.
    — The Hill, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of protesting
Adjective
  • Investigators face not only legal hurdles and personnel upheaval but an impatient White House after more than a year of fits and starts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Tom, impatient with the lack of results from both Willis and Beck, eventually takes matters into his own hands, and that is when things get dicey.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of impatient
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“Kvetchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvetchy. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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