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 | report | bleat ... 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.