kvetch

/kvɛtʃ/
noun
  1. A person who complains a lot; a habitual complainer.
    • Don't be such a kvetch — the movie was actually pretty good.
    • Our neighbor is a real kvetch who finds fault with everything.
    • The office kvetch always has something negative to say at meetings.
  2. An act of complaining; a complaint.
    • She had one last kvetch about the service before leaving.
    • I listened to his kvetch about the traffic for ten minutes.
    • His constant kvetch about the noise was getting on everyone's nerves.
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verb
  1. To complain or grumble, often in a persistent or whiny way.
    • Stop kvetching about your homework and just start it.
    • The customers would kvetch loudly if the coffee was even a little cold.
    • My grandfather likes to kvetch about the weather every morning.
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