verb🔗ShareTo express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment."Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."attitudesensationemotioncharacternegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge."The customer was complaining to the manager about the broken appliance, hoping to get a refund. "lawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel."the complaining bed-springs"soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which someone complaints; a complaint."The constant complaining from my neighbor about the barking dog is starting to annoy me. "attitudecommunicationcharacterhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading