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kvetch

noun

1 kvetch

Yiddish A constant complainer.

is a specific kind of: bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner.

domain category: Yiddish.

Polish: malkontent, narzekacz, śledziennik

2 kvetch

Yiddish A nagging complaint.

is a specific kind of: complaint.

domain category: Yiddish.

verb

1 kvetch

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

synonyms: complain, kick, plain, quetch, sound off.

is a broader term that covers: hen-peck, nag, peck | backbite, bitch | grizzle, whine, yammer, yawp | croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter | grouch, grumble, scold | protest | repine | beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk | inveigh, rail | bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament ... show more.

is the opposite of: cheer, cheer up, chirk up.

derivation: complaint | beef, bitch, gripe, kick, squawk | bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner.

Dutch: kankeren, beklagen, reclameren

Moby thesaurus: bellyacher, complainant, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, faultfinder, frondeur, griper, grouch, grouser, growler, grumbler, kicker, malcontent, murmurer, mutterer, querulous person, reactionary, reactionist ... show more.

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