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/kəmˈpleɪn/ · verb
(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment..
Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!
They've complained about me to the police again.
Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to?
the complaining bed-springs
Use complain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Complain means (intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment..
Common synonyms include beef, bellyache, bemoan, bitch.
Possible antonyms include cheer, chirk up, cheer up.
Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
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