- present participle of complain.
complaining
Example Sentences
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The San Diego stations drivers are complaining about are privately owned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I won’t normalize somebody who has said that my childhood is something I’m just complaining about,” Ms. Acton told Spectrum News.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“I won’t normalize somebody who said my childhood is just something I’m complaining about,” Acton said in a Tuesday appearance on Spectrum News.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Before the tournament had even begun, participants were complaining about too few rooms and poor-quality accommodation.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
When I get to complaining about the Pickled Onion, I remind myself how hard country life was.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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