"complaining" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-complaining.wav Forms: complainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} complaining (plural complainings)
  1. The act by which someone complains; a complaint. Categories (topical): Emotions Translations (the act by which someone complains): Jemurr [neuter] (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-complaining-en-noun-pSPP8QfF Disambiguation of Emotions: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 90 10

Verb

IPA: /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-complaining.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} complaining
  1. present participle and gerund of complain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: complain Synonyms: latrant [archaic]
    Sense id: en-complaining-en-verb-Tl5Izk52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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