Kvetch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To complain persistently and whiningly.
  • n. A chronic, whining complainer.
  • n. A nagging complaint: "a rambling kvetch against the system” ( Leonard Ross).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Person who endlessly whines or complains.
  • n. Person who finds fault with anything.
  • adj. Describing a kvetch or kvetcher.
  • v. To whine or complain, often needlessly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (Yiddish) a constant complainer
  • v. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  • n. (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
  • Verb Form
    kvetched    kvetches    kvetching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    squawker    sniveller    whiner    complainer    crybaby    bellyacher    grumbler    moaner    complaint   
    Cross Reference
    nitpick    cavil    split hairs    carping   
    Hyponym
    inveigh    bellyache    beef    protest    bemoan    nag    croak    grouse    grumble    gripe   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    etch    fetch    ketch    meche    outstretch    sketch    stretch