intransitive. To complain, repine, murmur, grumble.

intransitive. To murmur, grumble. Obsolete.

intransitive. To murmur, complain; to lament, mourn.

Const. with with: To complain aloud against (so later, to chide against); to quarrel or dispute angrily with; to have altercation with. Obsolete.

intransitive. To complain, murmur, grumble.

intransitive. To murmur, complain, repine; = grudge, v. 1.

transitive. With cognate object. to mean one's moan (also complaint): to complain, lament; to voice one's distress. Obsolete.

intransitive. To make a low inarticulate vocal sound; esp. to utter such a sound in expression of dissent or dissatisfaction, or †of approbation…

intransitive. To make a complaint; to request redress for a wrong. Also with of, on, upon.

To utter a similar sound, expressive of discontent, dissent, effort, fatigue, etc.; to grumble, murmur.

intransitive. To give expression to sorrow, grief, etc.; to complain of a (source of) grief or sorrow; to weep, lament. Cf. complain, v. 3a. Now…

intransitive. To murmur discontentedly; to grumble, complain. Obsolete.

intransitive. To complain in low muttered tones; to give voice to an inarticulate discontent; to grumble. Frequently with at, against. Now rare.

intransitive. To give expression to feelings of ill-usage, dissatisfaction, or discontent; to murmur, grumble. simply, and const. against (at).

To act perversely, be cantankerous; ‘to grumble’ (Skeat).

‘To pray in the language of complaint, or remonstrance’ (Jamieson); to complain. Obsolete.

intransitive. To complain, moan, fret. Now English regional (eastern) and rare.

intransitive. To grumble.

intransitive. To grumble, express dissatisfaction or annoyance. Frequently with of, on. Also transitive: to make dissatisfied or resentful.

intransitive. To whine; to grunt; to murmur, to mutter; = hone, v.2

intransitive. To express dissatisfaction covertly in low tones; to murmur, complain, grumble in an undertone. Frequently with about, against, at…

intransitive. To murmur; to utter complaints murmuringly; to grumble, complain; to be discontented or dissatisfied. Obsolete.

intransitive. To grumble, complain; to chide, scold, nag; to mutter, murmur. Later also (frequently of a bird): to chatter. Also with on. Cf. chunter…

intransitive. To grumble, express discontent. Const. at. Also with infinitive. To grudge, to object.

intransitive. To feel or express discontent or dissatisfaction; to grumble, complain. Also with about, against, at, etc., and figurative.

intransitive. To complain with rough and violent language; to rage. Const. at, against (a grievance or person).

intransitive. (a) To complain, set forth one's grievances. (b) To discourse, discuss, dilate. Obsolete.

To utter murmurs expressive of discontent; hence gen., to complain. Const. about, at, over, occasionally for (a desired object), with infinitive, or c…

To grumble, murmur, complain.

To mutter, murmur; to grumble, find fault, complain. Also in extended use.

spec. To talk blusteringly; to hector; †hence, to quarrel or squabble with; also, to grumble. Now only (directly transferred from preceding sense)…

intransitive. To grumble, mutter, moan. Now regional.

intransitive. To fret, to murmur discontentedly, to complain, to nag.

intransitive. To remonstrate; to complain; to rail against.

intransitive. To complain; to whine. rare.

figurative. To complain, whine.

To murmur, complain, grumble; also transitive to say in a complaining or querulous tone.

intransitive. Scottish and English regional. To grumble, complain, nag (frequently with at); to fret. Also in extended use.

transitive. To mutter, complain. rare.

To talk in a groaning voice, grumble.

U.S. slang. To complain, protest.

intransitive. To growl; to scold; to mutter or grumble in an undertone.

intransitive. To grumble.

intransitive. To complain, grumble, protest. slang (originally U.S.).

Phrases. to whip the cat: used (chiefly dialect or technical colloquial) in various senses, some of which are not satisfactorily explained.

intransitive. To cry out loud, to shout; to complain. In a fight: to give up, to cry ‘enough’. Also: to sing a ‘holler’ (see holler, n.1)…

intransitive. To utter a sharp cry or yelp (with a dog or human being as subject); to shout; to complain. Originally U.S.

intransitive. To grumble, complain petulantly.

intransitive. To grumble. Also with words spoken as object.

intransitive. To complain, grumble, nag.

to sound off. to speak out, to speak loudly; to complain, protest; to brag; to put forward one's opinion, esp. forcefully and at length. colloquial…

Of a human agent. intransitive. colloquial. To make a fuss, grumble, complain; (also occasionally) to shout. Also with about, at.

intransitive. colloquial (chiefly British, originally Services' slang). To grumble or complain, typically about something trivial. Frequently with…

To complain, to grumble. colloquial. Cf. crib-biter n. at crib, n. compounds 2.

intransitive. To grumble or complain. slang (originally Forces' slang).

intransitive. Originally U.S. To grumble, to complain (about something, or at someone).

intransitive. To complain, ‘grouse’.

intransitive. To complain. (In quot. 1942 used transitively, to complain to, to admonish.)

Naval slang. To complain, grumble.

intransitive. To criticize or complain a great deal. Frequently with about.

intransitive. U.S. colloquial. to rag on: to complain about or criticize, esp. extensively or constantly.

intransitive. To complain.