What does complaining mean?

complaining means "expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment".

How many syllables are in complaining?

complaining has 3 syllables: com-plai-ning. The stress falls on "plai". In IPA it is /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/.

What is another word for complaining?

Close synonyms include complaintive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of complaining?

The recorded antonyms are uncomplaining.

Is complaining a common word?

complaining is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

complaining — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
“a complaining boss”
Synonymscomplaintive
Antonymsuncomplaining
Similarfretful protestant

Questions about complaining

What does complaining mean?: complaining means "expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment".
How many syllables are in complaining?: complaining has 3 syllables: com-plai-ning. The stress falls on "plai". In IPA it is /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/.
What is another word for complaining?: Close synonyms include complaintive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of complaining?: The recorded antonyms are uncomplaining.
Is complaining a common word?: complaining is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for complaining come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
“a complaining boss”
Synonymscomplaintive
Antonymsuncomplaining
Similarfretful protestant

Questions about complaining

What does complaining mean?: complaining means "expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment".
How many syllables are in complaining?: complaining has 3 syllables: com-plai-ning. The stress falls on "plai". In IPA it is /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/.
What is another word for complaining?: Close synonyms include complaintive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of complaining?: The recorded antonyms are uncomplaining.
Is complaining a common word?: complaining is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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