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as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
vainly hoped that his coworker would spare him another kvetch about being overworked
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about
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Recent Examples of kvetch
Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson’s Seahawks didn’t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks.
—Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 21 Dec. 2017
Aja Romano, Vox, 1 June 2024
Then in the final year of the decade, that changed, and a glut of anxious men arrived, kvetching, quipping and dating shiksas.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Noun
What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why?
—Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson’s Seahawks didn’t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks.
—Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 21 Dec. 2017
Verb
Taken by itself, this is all pretty innocuous kvetching about the creative process.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 1 June 2024
Then in the final year of the decade, that changed, and a glut of anxious men arrived, kvetching, quipping and dating shiksas.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kvetch
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Reports of this plan were toasted by professional cynics with a similar whine.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Mamet is the series’ comic highlight, ping-ponging between tantrums, whines and sickly-sweet pleas with the volatility of an overgrown toddler; Jackson’s Misia receives these outbursts with an obeisance that is eventually pushed to the point of breaking.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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Auto dealers who sell its products have complained that high prices have left inventories piling up.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The late-night show cut to footage of Trump speaking at his rallies in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and complaining about people like Rep. Adam Schiff.Michaela Zee, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The study also reveals that Amazon’s prices for everyday essentials – such as beauty, baby, and household products – are 1% to 6% lower than other retailers.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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About 370,000 babies were born at 37 weeks’ gestation or earlier last year, according to the report.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Earlier on Wednesday, the union representing the department’s rank-and-file officers, whose complaints to county officials triggered the report, asserted that their recent public criticism of Corpus only had to do with her job performance.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The day after Simpson’s arrest last month, a federal complaint was filed against him.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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When Jonathan swam out to the dinghy, Nicky screamed no.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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He was allowed to be on that train and even to scream.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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In that study, both sexes reported their symptoms equally and exhibited the same amount of moans and complaints.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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As diners dip into the salty pat of butter before them, the room goes silent save for an occasional moan.The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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Murphy, in one notable section, laments, Tourism is intrinsically incompatible with travelling.Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024
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But where Knight of Cups often drifts along in a generalized fog of melancholy, Blanchett actually makes the film’s lament for shattered relationships and thwarted potential actually hurt.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Kvetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvetch. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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