Note: [Narrower terms: {faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal)}:
{fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal),
whiny}; {protesting(prenominal), protestant}]
Syn: complaintive. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
complaining — index criticism, diatribe, disapproval, fractious, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Complaining — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complaining — un·complaining; … English syllables
complaining — adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment a complaining boss • Syn: ↑complaintive • Ant: ↑uncomplaining • Similar to: ↑fretful, ↑querulous, ↑whiney … Useful english dictionary
complaining party — index complainant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
complaining witness — index victim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
complaining — Synonyms and related words: Jeremianic, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, disputatious … Moby Thesaurus
complaining — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. objecting, lamenting, murmuring, regretting, repining, bewailing, deploring, weeping, mourning, moaning, protesting, charging, accusing, disapproving, grumbling, fretting, whining, peevish, querulous, resentful,… … English dictionary for students
complaining — n. expression of regret, expression of sorrow or injury com·plain || kÉ™m pleɪn v. find fault, express displeasure … English contemporary dictionary
complaining — a. Querulous, murmuring, querimonious, fault finding … New dictionary of synonyms
