complaining en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəmˈpleɪn.ɪŋ/
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Meanings
- Continuously expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance.
Forms
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|---|---|---|---|
| most complaining | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more complaining | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
complaining en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəmˈpleɪn.ɪŋ/
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Meanings
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The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
Elizabeth[…]wished he were beside her, and was so glad to think he would soon be beside her always, with all his humours and weaknesses, all his little crossnesses and complainings ;[…]
1863, Dinah Craik, Mistress and Maid, volume 2, page 277:
Forms
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| complainings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pdt Jemurr (the act by which someone complains)
complaining en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /kəmˈpleɪn.ɪŋ/
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Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of complain
form of complain