complaining

complaining — noun

1. the activity of telling other people, often repeatedly, that you are unhappy wit

1.名詞B1
釋義

the activity of telling other people, often repeatedly, that you are unhappy with something — for example with the food, the weather, or how someone has treated you.

例句

Gabriel was tired of his roommate's constant complaining about the dirty kitchen.

constant / endless + complaining + about (topic)

All this complaining will not get the broken heater fixed any faster.

complaining as subject of verb

同義詞
  • moaning

    informal British English; suggests grumbling more than serious objection

  • grumbling

    low-level, half-hearted complaining, often muttered

  • whining

    negative; suggests a childish, irritating tone

反義詞
  • praising

    saying what is good about something

  • acceptance

    going along with a situation without protest

用法筆記

Uncountable: do not say 'a complaining' or 'complainings'. Often modified by 'constant', 'endless', 'a lot of', and pairs with the prepositions 'about' (the topic) and 'to' (the listener).

常見錯誤

❌She made many complainings to her boss.
✅She made many complaints to her boss.
💡for separate, countable acts of complaint, use the noun 'complaint'; 'complaining' names the activity in general.

complaining — adjective