- 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, dissenting, discontented, malcontent, registering a protest, filing a complaint, kicking*, grousing*, bellyaching*, crabby*, kvetchy*; see also critical 2 , irritable .Ant. enjoying*, appreciating, praising.
English dictionary for students. 2013.