as in whined
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall
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The year before, the prison had been the site of two back-to-back riots in which inmates had burned mattresses to protest inadequate medical care and the persistent use of solitary confinement to punish prisoners who complained.
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Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The companies have complained about a lack of due process throughout the review.
—Jeff Stein and David J. Lynch The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
When the goal was not overturned by the video assistant referee (VAR) review system, Tottenham’s senior assistant coach Matt Wells complained to the fourth official along with Sergio Reguilon, one of their substitutes.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Sepulveda complained about the judge’s biased views with Mexican American Bar Association members.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
On March 4, 2021, Williams complained to Rollins that everyone was still ignoring his advice.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Customers, however, complained about poor rearward visibility, and the feature was eliminated for the remaining years of C2 production.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
But mobile device owners included in the class action lawsuit complained that Siri could be inadvertently activated, allowing Apple to routinely record conversations that users thought were private.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The companies have complained about a lack of due process throughout the review.
—Jeff Stein and David J. Lynch The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
When the goal was not overturned by the video assistant referee (VAR) review system, Tottenham’s senior assistant coach Matt Wells complained to the fourth official along with Sergio Reguilon, one of their substitutes.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Sepulveda complained about the judge’s biased views with Mexican American Bar Association members.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
On March 4, 2021, Williams complained to Rollins that everyone was still ignoring his advice.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Customers, however, complained about poor rearward visibility, and the feature was eliminated for the remaining years of C2 production.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
But mobile device owners included in the class action lawsuit complained that Siri could be inadvertently activated, allowing Apple to routinely record conversations that users thought were private.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Complained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complained. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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