complaining

Adjective
US[kuhm-pley-ning]/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/3 syllables
Synonyms: complaintive

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment“a complaining boss”Synonyms: complaintiveOpposite uncomplainingSimilar fretful, protestant
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

complaining (kŏm-plān′ĭmg) adjective

uttering complaints. Opposite of uncomplaining. prenominal [Narrower terms: faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal): fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal), whiny; protesting(prenominal), protestant] Syn. — complaintive.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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