[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

complain \complain"\ ko^mpl=an", v. i. imp.  p. p.
   complained ko^mpl=and"; p. pr.  vb. n.
   complaining. f. complaindre, ll. complangere; com- + l.
   plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a
   sign of grief, to lament. see plaint.
   1. to give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,
      regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --
      commonly used with of. also, to creak or squeak, as a
      timber or wheel.
      1913 webster

            o loss of sight, of thee i most complain --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
      1913 webster

            now, master shallow, you'll complain of me to the
            king?                                 --shak.

   syn: to repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
        regret; murmur.
        1913 webster
see also:
complained complaining plaint 

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Few viewers complained about Baise-Moi - smh.com.au
...Only one or two Baise-Moi viewers complained, says censor. Superhero ... Few viewers complained about Baise-Moi. May 29 2002. Only one or two ... ..
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/28/1022243329424.html, score=100, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:29 pm

Reporters sans frontières - United States
...... Borders secretary-general Robert Ménard complained in a letter to the ... ..
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=6909, score=97, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 8:06 pm

CNN - Crew member complained of problems with EgyptAir jet's thrusters - ...
...Crew member complained of problems with EgyptAir jet's thrusters ... workers who complained of fatigue and overwork shortly before going on ... ..
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair.05/index.html, score=97, date indexed=February 1, 2006, 11:38 pm

MFO: For the People who complained about ES servers in
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http://www.mrfixitonline.com/readTopic.asp?PostingId=1676506, score=94, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 10:37 am

Parent who complained of school trip to Hooters sees backlash - Chicago Flame - ...
...... News Briefs Parent who complained of school trip to Hooters sees ... complained when a school official took some junior high students to a ... ..
http://www.chicagoflame.com/news/2003/04/22/NewsBriefs/Parent.Who.Complained.Of.School.Trip.To.Hooters.Sees.Backlash-421975.shtml, score=91, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 1:50 am

All complained-of material has been removed
...So thorough has been Lubomyr Prytulak's expurgation of complained-of ... All complained-of material has been removed. "In view of Lubomyr ... ..
http://www.ukar.org/temp/dunn03.html, score=88, date indexed=December 4, 2005, 1:35 pm

CNN - Crew member complained of problems with EgyptAir jet's thrusters - ...
...Crew member complained of problems with EgyptAir jet's thrusters ... ..
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair.04/index.html, score=88, date indexed=January 31, 2006, 3:21 pm

Parent who complained of school trip to Hooters sees backlash
...Quaas complained to her local school board when the superintendent ... BELLEVILLE - A Belleville mother who complained when a school official ... ..
http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=1235903, score=85, date indexed=January 13, 2006, 6:19 am

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http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163173, score=85, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 3:45 am

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