constant complaining
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3.5
- noun
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quejas constantes
- All you need for proof is the constant complaining about 'price gouging' every time the price of gas goes up.
Examples
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It was stressful and a chore, and there was constant complaining about how much work they had to take off.
Blog text (13) -
Her constant complaining about the weather frustrated everyone in the office.
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The election is over, so constant complaining about the outcome will only keep the country divided.
Blog text (11) -
She can't forget her parents' constant complaining about the government owing them money from income produced by land held in trust for them and hundreds of thousands of other Indians.
Academic text (1999) -
But like you, I despise the constant complaining of many in the middle class about their tax burdens, etc., and was raised to carry a lot of lingering class resentment.
Blog text (13) -
I would've been lying then since I didn't exactly have a lot to be thankful for unless you count my real father taking off on me, my stepfather's sicko visits to my room when he was drunk, my mom's weepy dumb belief that everything was cool, and my grandmother's constant complaining.
Fiction book (1995) -
His constant complaining makes it hard for me to enjoy my time with him.
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The team's constant complaining about their workload has affected morale.
Synonyms
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3.2
A quiet complaint that shows someone is unhappy
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4.8
A kind of complaining that sounds annoying and childish in a high voice
A habit of complaining often
Saying the same small complaints again and again
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'repeated or continuous expression of dissatisfaction' is directly and compositionally derived from 'constant' (continuous) + 'complaining' (voicing displeasure); the gerundial noun simply labels the ongoing action. This descriptive combination follows regular morphological and semantic patterns found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Constant complaining creates a simple picture: constant means always and complaining means saying you are unhappy, like a small drip or squeak that never stops and keeps annoying everyone. That's why it means 'the habit of always expressing dissatisfaction'.