complain

Definition for complain

verb as in grumble about

Strongest matches

accuse, criticize, denounce, disagree, fret, gripe, grumble, lament, moan, object, oppose, protest

Strong matches

ascribe, attack, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bewail, bitch, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, defy, demur, deplore, deprecate, differ, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, fuss, gainsay, grieve, groan, grouse, growl, impute, indict, lay, nag, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, wail, whimper, whine, yammer

Weak matches

find fault, kick up a fuss, look askance, make a fuss, sound off, take exception to

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In 2005, on the same day he finished recording “Everything In Transit,” McMahon was admitted to the hospital after complaining of a prolonged sore throat and fatigue.

From Los Angeles Times

“Every day I discover more. I need to go back to fiction for a while — documentaries are exhausting. But I can’t complain. I wish everyone could be as passionate about their work as I am.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nine Swiss nationals who returned to Geneva on Sunday also complained about what they called the "inhumane detention conditions and the humiliating and degrading treatment", Reuters news agency cited a statement as saying.

From BBC

Dunlap said that his constituents have also complained that Golden is inaccessible.

From Salon

Piastri complained that he thought there had been an agreement that a slow pit stop was just a part of racing that had to be accepted, but acquiesced anyway.

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