Associations to the word «Complaining»

Wiktionary

COMPLAIN, verb. (intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
COMPLAIN, verb. (intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
COMPLAIN, verb. To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.

Dictionary definition

COMPLAIN, verb. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about".
COMPLAIN, verb. Make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats