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KVETCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Yiddish) a nagging complaint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("kvetch" is a kind of...):
complaint (an expression of grievance or resentment)
Domain category:
Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Yiddish) a constant complainer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kvetch" is a kind of...):
bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner (a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)
Domain category:
Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Example:
She has a lot to kick about
Synonyms:
complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "kvetch"):
hen-peck; nag; peck (bother persistently with trivial complaints)
backbite; bitch (say mean things)
grizzle; whine; yammer; yawp (complain whiningly)
croak; gnarl; grumble; murmur; mutter (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath)
grouch; grumble; scold (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude)
protest (utter words of protest)
repine (express discontent)
beef; bellyache; bitch; crab; gripe; grouse; holler; squawk (complain)
inveigh; rail (complain bitterly)
bemoan; bewail; deplore; lament (regret strongly)
report (complain about; make a charge against)
bleat (talk whiningly)
Sentence frames:
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