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Verb
S:
(v)
declaim
,
recite
(recite in elocution)
S:
(v)
declaim
,
inveigh
(speak against in an impassioned manner)
"he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
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S:
(v)
protest
(utter words of protest)
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S:
(v)
declaim
,
inveigh
(speak against in an impassioned manner)
"he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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S:
(v)
complain
,
kick
,
plain
,
sound off
,
quetch
,
kvetch
(express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)
"My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
S:
(v)
nag
,
peck
,
hen-peck
(bother persistently with trivial complaints)
"She nags her husband all day long"
S:
(v)
backbite
,
bitch
(say mean things)
S:
(v)
whine
,
grizzle
,
yammer
,
yawp
(complain whiningly)
S:
(v)
murmur
,
mutter
,
grumble
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croak
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gnarl
(make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath)
"she grumbles when she feels overworked"
S:
(v)
grouch
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grumble
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scold
(show one's unhappiness or critical attitude)
"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
S:
(v)
protest
(utter words of protest)
S:
(v)
repine
(express discontent)
S:
(v)
gripe
,
bitch
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grouse
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crab
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beef
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squawk
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bellyache
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holler
(complain)
"What was he hollering about?"
S:
(v)
rail
,
inveigh
(complain bitterly)
S:
(v)
deplore
,
lament
,
bewail
,
bemoan
(regret strongly)
"I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
S:
(v)
report
(complain about; make a charge against)
"I reported her to the supervisor"
S:
(v)
bleat
(talk whiningly)
derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
sentence frame