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Meaning of Complaining | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ

Definitions

The act by which someone complains; a complaint.

Equivalents

العربية الشّكوى شاك
Bosanski kuknjava кукњава
Ελληνικά γκρίνια μεμψίμοιρος
Suomi harmittelu hörhötys kitinä mäkättäminen marmattaminen marmatus motkotus mukina napina narina nillitys nirinä päivittely purnaaminen purnaus siunailu taivasteleminen taivastelu urputtaminen urputus valittava valittelu väninä
Gàidhlig casaideachd
हिन्दी नख़रा
Hrvatski kuknjava кукњава
日本語 ぎゃあぎゃあ ぶうぶう ぶつぶつ
Latina queribundus querulus
Polski zrzęda
Српски kuknjava кукњава
Svenska klagande
Türkçe gıcırtı şikayet etme yaygara

Examples

“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[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Complainingly complainingness Complains complaint complaintiveness Complaints

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