Complaining

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Complain \Com*plain"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Complained} (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L.
     plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a
     sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.]
     1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,


        regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --
        commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a
        timber or wheel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the
              king?                                 --Shak.
  
     Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
          regret; murmur.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  complaining \complaining\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"[i^]mg) adj.
     uttering complaints. Opposite of {uncomplaining}.
     [prenominal]
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal)}:
           {fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal),
           whiny}; {protesting(prenominal), protestant}]
  
     Syn: complaintive.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  complaining
       adj : expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a
             complaining wife" [syn: {complaining(a)}, {complaintive}]
             [ant: {uncomplaining}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "complaining":
     Jeremianic, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching,
     complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking,
     destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled,
     displeased, disputatious, disputing, dissatisfied, dissent,
     dissentient, dissenting, envious, faultfinding, fractious, fretful,
     grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouchy, grouse,
     grousing, growling, grumbling, holler, howl, howling, kick,
     kicking, lamentive, malcontent, malcontented, moanful, mournful,
     murmuring, muttering, noncooperative, objecting, obstructive,
     on the barricades, out of humor, peeve, peevish, peevishness,
     pet peeve, petulance, petulant, plaintive, plangent, proof against,
     protest, protesting, puling, querulant, querulous, querulousness,
     rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, renitent,
     repellent, resentful, resistant, resisting, resistive, restive,
     restless, retardant, retardative, scolding, sniping, sorrowful,
     squawk, squawking, sulky, ululant, unaccepting, unaccommodating,
     uncooperative, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy,
     unsatisfied, unsubmissive, unyielding, up in arms, wailful,
     whimpering, whining, whiny, withstanding, yapping