moan and whinge
1moan — [[t]mo͟ʊn[/t]] moans, moaning, moaned 1) VERB If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side... [V with quote] My head, my head, he moaned. I can t see. Syn …
2whinge — [[t](h)wɪ̱nʤ[/t]] whinges, whingeing, whinging (present participle), whinged VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is whingeing, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V about n/… …
3whinge — 1) n a complaint, a bout of self pity ► His memoirs are really an extended whinge at how terribly he s been treated by the corporation seldom offered any work, never appreciated enough, sneered at by pinkoes, and so on. (Private Eye magazine, 27… …
4girn — Verb. To complain, to moan, to whinge. E.g. If you don t stop girning we won t go to the cinema and you can go to bed early. Also gurn . Scottish use …
5groan — 1. verb 1) she groaned and rubbed her stomach Syn: moan, cry 2) they groan about everything Syn: complain, grumble, moan, mutter; informal grouse, bellyache, bitch, whinge 3) …
6bitch — 1. noun /bɪtʃ/ a) A female dog or other canine. In particular one who has recently had puppies. My bitch just had puppies: theyre so cute! b) Term of contempt applied to a woman, conveying a judgement that she or her behavior are …
7grumble — [[t]grʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] grumbles, grumbling, grumbled 1) VERB If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad tempered way. [V about/at n] I shouldn t grumble about Mum she s lovely really... [V that] Taft grumbled that the law so favored …
8grievance — noun 1) social and economic grievances Syn: injustice, wrong, injury, ill, unfairness; affront, insult, indignity 2) students voiced their grievances Syn: complaint, criticism, objection …
