Complaining
/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
"Elizabeth […] wished he were beside her, and was so glad to think he would soon be beside her always, with all his humours and weaknesses, all his little crossnesses and complainings[…]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of complain form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment wordnet
Example
More examples"If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn."