- present participle of complain.
complaining
Example Sentences
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Complaining about the video assistant referee has become a sport all of its own in the Premier League.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Complaining to HR that “so-and-so earns more than me” felt inappropriate, but a $15,000 gap seems huge.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Complaining about it is just as much tradition as tailgating, the Lambeau Leap or mocking the New York Jets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Complaining about Me Too to Jeffrey Epstein is not a marker of moral excellence, but at worst the new emails simply confirm that Summers hasn’t changed.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
Complaining about Kunu Yaku was just another of the Doctorita’s little fixations, I realized, like knitting Baby Jesus dresses and fretting about thieves and wor- rying about her boys catching germs.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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