Synonyms for complaining
com·plain·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. complaining(a), complaintiveadjective

   expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

   "a complaining boss"

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1. butthurt

   to get mad or complain of something

   jared got butthurt over a beaver name so he complained

   Submitted by rinat on March 27, 2016  

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1. complainingadjective

   Synonyms:
   querulous, murmuring, querimonious, fault-finding

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1. complainingadjective

   Synonyms:
   murmuring, repining, querimonious, querulous, discontented, grumbling

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1. List of paraphrases for "complaining":

   griping, whining, complainant, mooning, bitching, lamenting

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1. Nicole Daniel:

   Many times the students may come in because they're embarrassed, they don't look the same, somebody's complaining about a body odor. I would say,' OK, baby, then we're going to have to do it the old way.' We have soap, we have water. But now with this laundry room we don't have to do that.

2. Wesley D'Amico:

   Even though I know I'm not going to win, competing is more fun than sitting at home complaining.

3. The Justice Department trying:

   I am quite aware that there are people who are criticizing us for not prosecuting sufficiently, and others who are complaining that we are prosecuting too harshly, this is, you know, part of the territory for any prosecutor in any case.

4. Ayla Antoniazzi:

   But the next day when they woke up, they were n’t themselves. My oldest had a rash on her face. The youngest did too but not as bad. The 2-year-old was holding her eye and complaining that her eye was hurting. She was very lethargic, so I took them back to my parents ’ home.

5. Kim Pil-soo:

   Upgrading their vehicles and meet the luxurious taste of consumers is more important than complaining about non-tariff barriers.