- present participle of complain.
complaining
Example Sentences
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Boston actually welcomed something instead of complaining about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Here I am complaining about the robots, but I’m not doing the human part of it as much as I need to be,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
It makes me cringe when I see comedians complaining about crowd work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Everyone was kind of surprised and complaining, because we couldn't understand why it was taking so long."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“First thing in the morning, Parrelli got a call from a man in Pigeon Cove, complaining about a horrible fish odor coming from his neighbor’s yard,” Dad said.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
