| complain | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| ~ hen-peck, nag, peck | bother persistently with trivial complaints.; "She nags her husband all day long" |
| ~ backbite, bitch | say mean things. |
| ~ grizzle, yammer, yawp, whine | complain whiningly. |
| ~ gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, croak | make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" |
| ~ grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
| ~ protest | utter words of protest. |
| ~ repine | express discontent. |
| ~ beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab | complain.; "What was he hollering about?" |
| ~ inveigh, rail | complain bitterly. |
| ~ bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament | regret strongly.; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" |
| ~ report | complain about; make a charge against.; "I reported her to the supervisor" |
| ~ bleat | talk whiningly. |
| v. (communication) | 2. complain | make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge.; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" |
| ~ charge | make an accusatory claim.; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
| grumble | | |
| n. (event) | 1. grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling | a loud low dull continuous noise.; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 2. grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone. |
| ~ complaint | an expression of grievance or resentment. |
| v. (communication) | 3. grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| v. (communication) | 4. croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter | make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| v. (communication) | 5. growl, grumble, rumble | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (perception) | 6. grumble, rumble | make a low noise.; "rumbling thunder" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
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