complain

Definition for complain

verb as in grumble about

Strongest matches

accuse, criticize, denounce, disagree, fret, gripe, grumble, lament, moan, object, oppose, protest

Strong matches

ascribe, attack, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bewail, bitch, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, defy, demur, deplore, deprecate, differ, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, fuss, gainsay, grieve, groan, grouse, growl, impute, indict, lay, nag, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, wail, whimper, whine, yammer

Weak matches

find fault, kick up a fuss, look askance, make a fuss, sound off, take exception to

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In vain, his lawyers and family members protested that the arrest had no legal basis and complained that Duterte's frail health was being neglected.

From BBC

But many recipients complain it’s not enough and speak of delays of more than a month to cash them.

From Los Angeles Times

Hutchins is dead and Alec is ... complaining about losing work and having to be digitized for video games?

From Los Angeles Times

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy complained that he has "multiple plane crashes to deal with now," but Musk was trying to fire air traffic controllers.

From Salon

In France, a court awarded damages to a father of two who complained that Ropinirole had given him compulsive homosexual urges, while another man without a criminal record began torturing cats.

From BBC

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