kvetch

Noun

1. (Yiddish) a constant complainer
   • Less specific
     • whiner
     • complainer
     • moaner
     • sniveller
     • crybaby
     • bellyacher
     • grumbler
     • squawker
   • Topic Members
     • Yiddish
2. (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
   • Less specific
     • complaint
   • Topic Members
     • Yiddish

Verb

1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; “My mother complains all day”; “She has a lot to kick about”
   • Synonyms
     • complain
     • kick
     • plain
     • sound off
     • quetch
   • Antonyms
     • cheer
     • cheer up
     • chirk up
   • More specific
     • nag
     • peck
     • hen-peck
     • backbite
     • bitch
     • whine
     • grizzle
     • yammer
     • yawp
     • murmur
     • mutter
     • grumble
     • croak
     • gnarl
     • grouch
     • grumble
     • scold
     • protest
     • repine
     • gripe
     • bitch
     • grouse
     • crab
     • beef
     • squawk
     • bellyache
     • holler
     • rail
     • inveigh
     • deplore
     • lament
     • bewail
     • bemoan
     • report
     • bleat
   • Related
     • gripe
     • kick
     • beef
     • bitch
     • squawk
     • complaint
     • whiner
     • complainer
     • moaner
     • sniveller
     • crybaby
     • bellyacher
     • grumbler
     • squawker

From LookUp: Noun

1. Informal North American a person who complains a great deal she emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging Rick

a complaint “They don't make 'em like they used to” has become an all-purpose kvetch

Verb

1. Informal North American complain Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence