How do you use Complaining in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like protestant or protesting, plus the exact meaning.

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Complaining in a sentence

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Complaining meaning

present participle and gerund of complain

Synonyms of Complaining

complaintive repining protestant protesting grumbling whiny whining whiney querulous fretful uncomplaining

Example sentences (20)

Critics of the Scottish Government have been complaining about the delays in actioning the Supreme Court’s judgment.

After talking to so many people, I realized everybody keeps complaining about all these things about publishing.

It is high time our people began to identify with the party at the national so that we can stop complaining,” he said.

Back in February 2018, Bancroft was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital after complaining of ill health.

Simon spent 21 days in intensive care after collapsing in May 2022 after complaining about a mystery stomach complaint.

For a few seasons now, the whining and complaining have been out of control, and it's no different this time.

Back in the volcano area and just past the second vlog are two robots complaining about the confusing route.

She died on March 6, 2021, after complaining of ill health, which included vomiting and stomach aches, for around a month.

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According to track security, Frey was complaining of ankle pain and was taken to a local hospital for precautionary x-rays.

People all over de world, including in de United States bin complaining about de rise in de cost of living.

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio are complaining of symptoms that may be tied to a toxic train derailment.

After complaining about her steak not being cooked enough, she finally receives one cooked to her liking.

Mariano’s and King Soopers, Harris Teeter, and Fred Meyer are also complaining about that, because marketing spend is wasted.

But in the past month, when Russian air attacks escalated to near-nightly raids, most people are complaining of sleeplessness.

It might be a challenge, but Tomlin and the Steelers aren’t complaining about it, instead just focusing on going back to work.

After complaining about undercooked beef, they were offered a free drink but still finished their meal.

For those of you complaining about not getting an update about the war in Ukraine, it's still going on.

A mum has been ruthlessly mocked for complaining that her family home had risen in value by $1million.

Her tone — not hectoring, complaining, or pleading, but matter of fact — did not ruffle any feathers.

I think the caller complaining about renaming Fort Bragg should share why it should have been named after Bragg in the first place.

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Common combinations with complaining

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • complaining about 77×
  • complaining of 30×
  • complaining that 27×
  • are complaining 18×
  • after complaining 17×
  • complaining to
  • not complaining
  • been complaining
  • and complaining
  • was complaining

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "complaining" in a sentence?
An example: "Critics of the Scottish Government have been complaining about the delays in actioning the Supreme Court’s judgment." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "complaining" from real English texts.
What does "complaining" mean?
Complaining means: present participle and gerund of complain
What are synonyms of "complaining"?
Common synonyms of "complaining" include: complaintive, repining, protestant, protesting, grumbling, whiny, whining, whiney. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "complaining" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "complaining", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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