Definition of complaining

"complaining" in the verb sense

1. complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

"My mother complains all day"

"She has a lot to kick about"

2. complain

make a formal accusation bring a formal charge

"The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"

"complaining" in the adjective sense

1. complaining, complaintive

expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

"a complaining boss"

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Quotations for complaining

We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed. [ Proverb ]

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed. [ Sir W. Temple ]

The sickness of the heart is most easily got rid of by complaining and soothing confidence. [ Goethe ]

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, and in trembling for the future. [ Rivarol ]

Youth, enthusiasm, and tenderness are like the days of spring. Instead of complaining, O my heart, of their brief duration, try to enjoy them. [ Rückert ]

Much complaining I often hear raised against the proud bearing of the great. The pride of the great will disappear as soon as we cease our cringing. [ Körner ]

complaining in Scrabble®

The word complaining is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters complaining:

COMPLAINING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

alginic, anionic, calming, camping, campion, cannoli, cloning, coaling, coiling, coining, lancing, limning, limping, loaning, mailing, mincing, moaning, monilia, nailing, nominal, nonmail, opining, paining, palming, placing, planing

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In complaining

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complaining in Words With Friends™

The word complaining is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters complaining:

COMPLAINING
(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (26 words)

alginic, anionic, calming, camping, campion, cannoli, cloning, coaling, coiling, coining, lancing, limning, limping, loaning, mailing, mincing, moaning, monilia, nailing, nominal, nonmail, opining, paining, palming, placing, planing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word complaining

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In complaining

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Words within the letters of complaining

2 letter words in complaining (13 words)

9 letter words in complaining (2 words)

11 letter words in complaining (1 word)

complaining + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence complaining

Words that start with complaining (2 words)

Words with complaining in them (2 words)

Words that end with complaining (3 words)

Word Growth involving complaining

Shorter words in complaining

ai lain plain complain

in lain plain complain

la lain plain complain

Longer words containing complaining

complainingly uncomplainingly

noncomplaining

uncomplaining uncomplainingly