[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 

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

complaining \complaining\ ko^mpl=an"i^mg adj.
   uttering complaints. opposite of uncomplaining.
   prenominal

   note: narrower terms: faultfinding, grumblingprenominal:
         fretful, querulous, whiney, whiningprenominal,
         whiny; protestingprenominal, protestant

   syn: complaintive.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
uncomplaining faultfinding, grumblingprenominal fretful, querulous, whiney, whiningprenominal, whiny protestingprenominal, protestant 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

complaining
     adj : expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a
           complaining wife" syn: complaininga, complaintive
           ant: uncomplaining
see also:
complaininga complaintive uncomplaining 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

108 moby thesaurus words for "complaining":
   jeremianic, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching,
   complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking,
   destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled,
   displeased, disputatious, disputing, dissatisfied, dissent,
   dissentient, dissenting, envious, faultfinding, fractious, fretful,
   grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouchy, grouse,
   grousing, growling, grumbling, holler, howl, howling, kick,
   kicking, lamentive, malcontent, malcontented, moanful, mournful,
   murmuring, muttering, noncooperative, objecting, obstructive,
   on the barricades, out of humor, peeve, peevish, peevishness,
   pet peeve, petulance, petulant, plaintive, plangent, proof against,
   protest, protesting, puling, querulant, querulous, querulousness,
   rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, renitent,
   repellent, resentful, resistant, resisting, resistive, restive,
   restless, retardant, retardative, scolding, sniping, sorrowful,
   squawk, squawking, sulky, ululant, unaccepting, unaccommodating,
   uncooperative, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy,
   unsatisfied, unsubmissive, unyielding, up in arms, wailful,
   whimpering, whining, whiny, withstanding, yapping

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CNN.com - Profs troubled by complaining parents - Dec. 12, 2002
...... science teacher Luann Wright said she wouldn't think of complaining to ... Profs troubled by complaining parents. Sociology professor Gary ... ..
http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/12/12/complaining.parents.ap/index.html, score=100, date indexed=January 1, 2006, 1:12 am

Complaining Only Makes Things Worse
...What about the root of complaining? As said previously, “complaining” ... The Devil thrives in an atmosphere of complaining. Complaining can ... ..
http://www.victorious.org/complain.htm, score=100, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 3:02 pm

Guardian Unlimited | Guardian daily comment | Why Iraqi women aren't complaining
...Why Iraqi women aren't complaining Their secular family law is about ... ..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1151087,00.html, score=72, date indexed=February 1, 2006, 5:19 pm

Advanced IP Pipeline | Vonage Complaining Of VoIP 'Blocking'
...Vonage Complaining Of VoIP 'Blocking'. UPDATED: FCC Chairman Powell ... ..
http://www.advancedippipeline.com/60400413, score=70, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 6:58 pm

Addiction to Complaining
...... to complaining will not be able to stop complaining until he or she ... Complaining is a way of life for some people. It was certainly a way ... ..
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ArticleCity.com - Addiction to Complaining
...Addiction to Complaining.  by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Complaining is a ... will not be able to stop complaining until he or she does the inner ... ..
http://www.articlecity.com/articles/self_improvement_and_motivation/article_1952.shtml, score=56, date indexed=January 13, 2006, 1:31 am

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Why Iraqi women aren't complaining
...Why Iraqi women aren't complaining Their secular family law is about ... ..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1151367,00.html, score=54, date indexed=February 1, 2006, 2:09 pm

Stop Complaining!
...So stop complaining when it doesn't live and breathe the way you want ... So stop complaining when someone else doesn't want to honor your ... ..
http://www.steelonsteel.com/articles/stop_complaining.html, score=52, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 11:19 pm

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