- present participle of complain.
complaining
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The phone call had come from Amacher—the man now complaining the situation has been blown out of proportion—who said he had called the center, pretending to be a member of Talarico’s family.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
His four-year-old is sick too, complaining of headaches and general weakness.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Arellano: After complaining for an hour about how horrible California is...Hilton now says it’s “the most amazing” state of them all?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
There was also a lot of complaining about his compensation, that it was inadequate relative to others in the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Julia asked as the man in brown, Jack’s teacher Stewart, quietly walked over to untie the still complaining princess.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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