Complains

//kəmˈpleɪnz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of complain form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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beefbitchgripegrousegrumblekvetch

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"A bad workman complains about his tools."

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