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to beef

59 8.4
To complain in an angry way about something
  • verb
  • /biːf/
  • Slang
translation icon : quejarse de
  • What are you beefing about now?

She wants peace so badly, but she's beefing it with God right now.

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Examples

  • Candice just knew her mother was at home beefing over her chronic tardiness.

  • I have been until recently we squashed our beef, but I have been beefing with TSA for a while.

  • What really started me writing was I just wanted to beef with my father.

  • Like we're beefing and fighting, but we can't even address the reasons why.

  • She wants peace so badly, but she's beefing it with God right now.

  • Stop beefing.

  • What are you beefing about now?

  • Stop beefing and resolve your differences peacefully.

Synonyms

to argue
vsto beef
607 1.1

To speak angrily with someone because you disagree

is more about ongoing hostile complaint than single angry talk
to bitch
vsto beef
  • NSFW
311 8.1

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is used also for angry disputes as well as persistent complaints
to gripe
vsto beef
  • Informal
38 5.6

To complain repeatedly about small things

is broader and can include angry disputes beyond minor complaints
to bicker
vsto beef
36 4.1

Argue again and again with someone about small unimportant things

is more often a hostile persistent complaint rather than petty back and forth
to quarrel
vsto beef
35 2.6

To argue angrily with someone about small things

is broader and includes persistent hostile complaint not only angry disagreement
to squabble
vsto beef
  • Informal
18 4.4

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

is used more for ongoing hostile complaint rather than short noisy fights
to have a beef
vsto beef
  • Slang
17 8.2

To complain about something

is also used for arguing or hostile persistent complaints, not only keeping a grievance
to holler
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  • Informal
15 8.0

To complain loudly about something you think is unfair

is more about ongoing hostile complaint or argument than a single loud protest
to have words
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  • Informal
11 6.9

Talk angrily to someone because of a disagreement

is more used for repeated hostile complaint than one angry discussion
to grouse
vsto beef
  • UK
8 7.4

To complain about small unimportant things

is harsher and can imply ongoing hostile complaint or dispute
to squawk
vsto beef
  • Informal
7 6.0

To complain loudly in a way that annoys other people

is more about ongoing hostile complaint or argument rather than only loud protest
to wrangle
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6 6.8

To argue loudly for a long time

is more about persistent hostile complaints than long noisy disputes
to carp
vsto beef
5 7.9

To complain about small or unimportant things

is more about hostile or persistent complaint that may include real disputes
to kvetch
vsto beef
  • Informal
4 9.9

To complain often about small things

is used for stronger or more hostile complaints and arguments
to have a quarrel
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2 2.8

Argue with someone and feel angry or upset afterward

is more about ongoing hostile complaint rather than a personal falling out
to bellyache
vsto beef
  • Informal
1 6.8

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is more about hostile complaint or argument rather than mere whining
to crab
vsto beef
  • Informal
1 7.3

To complain in a small, repeated way

is stronger, covering more hostile or openly arguing forms
to brabble
vsto beef
  • Archaic
9.9

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

is more about persistent hostile complaint than brief petty noisy disputes
to voice beef
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  • Slang
9.2

To complain about something in a casual way

is more about ongoing hostile complaint or argument not only stating dissatisfaction

Antonyms

1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

38 5.1

To become friendly again after a disagreement

Idioms

17 8.2

To complain about something

2 9.9

A way to show doubt about the real worth of something

1 9.4

To end an argument and become friendly again

Phrasal Verbs

to beef up
  • Informal
34 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

9.2

To complain about something in a casual way

Compounds

26 1.0

Sliced beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

22 1.0

Beef cured in salty water that people eat hot or in sandwiches

20 2.0

A snack of dried salty beef strips

19 1.0

Finely chopped meat from a cow used for cooking

9 1.0

A dish of beef cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid

A cut of beef covered with cooked mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked

3 1.6

A flat round piece of cooked ground beef used in burgers

A cut of beef from the loin that is very tender and used for steaks

side of beef
  • Specialized
3 4.2

One of the two large halves of a cow cut for sale as meat

3 2.6

Cattle raised mainly for their meat

A sandwich made with slices of roast beef, served hot or cold

A dish of cooked beef strips and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce served with noodles

A fried mix of chopped corned beef, potatoes, and onions

1 1.9

A clear liquid made by slowly cooking beef and vegetables in water, used for soups and sauces

1 2.5

A rich liquid you make by cooking beef bones and vegetables slowly for soups and sauces

1 2.8

A piece of beef from one part of a cow used for cooking

1 1.3

A large piece of beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

1 3.4

A cow's tongue that is cooked and eaten as meat

1 1.3

A tortilla wrapped around seasoned beef and often rice or beans

1 3.5

A thick stew of beef and paprika slowly cooked for a rich, warm meal

beef tallow
  • Specialized
1 4.6

Melted fat from cows used in cooking and soap making

beef tea
  • Archaic
1 7.7

A clear drink made by cooking beef slowly in water for sick people

1 4.7

Meat from cattle fed mostly corn that is tender and has fat through the meat

A French dish of beef cooked slowly in red wine with mushrooms and onions

Cubes of beef cooked in hot oil at the table and eaten with dipping sauces

2.8

A cut of beef from the cow's back that is tender and tasty

2.8

A cut of beef from the cow's neck used for slow cooking and making broth

9.9

A South American garden plant with green, purple, or red leaves and small woolly flower spikes

A dish of beef slowly cooked in beer with garlic and served with boiled potatoes

bully beef
  • Archaic
7.7

A type of beef salted and packed tightly in a can

A type of iris with purple flowers and leaves that smell bad

How Forceful

to litigate
  • Specialized
27 8.2
to protest
283 3.2
to argue
607 1.1
to beef
  • Slang
59 8.4
to complain
1.0
to grumble
41 3.7

Surface Forms

beef infinitive
beefed past
beefed past participle
beefing present participle
beefs third person singular

Etymology

Beef (verb) comes from the same slang noun 'complaint' and means 'to complain'. So, to beef about something is to complain or argue about it.