complain

Verb

Meaning

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.

To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.

To lament; to bewail.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

murmur grumble lodge squawk nag pule object carp niggle grouse mutter bicker cavil grizzle rail
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Antonyms

cheer slavic crow slav award adore
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Hypernyms

charge

Hyponyms

peck squawk nag report grouse mutter

Phrases with the word

can't complain you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope complain vociferously about mustn't complain complain bitterly about

Derivatives

complained complaining

Anagrams

amplicon

Examples

Never should we complain about our parents. They have given us life. And perhaps everything they had. Source: Internet

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. Confucius

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the first place. George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

You can't complain about the sea if you suffer shipwreck for the second time. Icelandic Proverb

Everyone complains about a lack of money, but none complain about a lack of brains. Jewish Proverb

Complain to someone who can help you. Serbian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

complacentially complacently complacentry complain bitterly about complain king complain queen