complaining
- present participle of complain.
Example Sentences
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Boston actually welcomed something instead of complaining about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Under the slogan "We are unbearable," it launched an advert showing fans from different teams sitting in a therapy circle complaining about Argentines' unbridled passion for football.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
“I’m not complaining, but it has been a great challenge and an incredible, intense thing,” Close said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Here I am complaining about the robots, but I’m not doing the human part of it as much as I need to be,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Then, one day in 1954, Jimmie started complaining that the headaches he’d been having were getting worse.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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