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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint |
| Synonyms: | bickering, criticism, dispute, grievance, gripe, grouse, grumble, objection, protestation, quarrel, rhubarb, squabble |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | gripe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint |
| Synonyms: | ache, aching, affliction, disorder, distress, grievance, groan, grouse, grumble, illness, indisposition, infirmity, moan, objection, pain, pang |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flattery, praise |
| Main Entry: | groan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moan, complaint |
| Synonyms: | cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, grunt, objection, sigh, sob, whine |
| Notes: | a groan (noun) is an utterance expressing pain or disapproval or a loud moan - groan (verb) means to indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure or to moan loudly; grown is the past participle of grow and means fully developed |
| Main Entry: | growl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | animal-like sound |
| Synonyms: | bark, bellow, gnarl, gnarr, grumble, grunt, howl, moan, roar, roll, rumble, snarl, thunder |
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | groan, complaint |
| Synonyms: | beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, lamentation, plaint, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
| Main Entry: | murmur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | low, continuous sound |
| Synonyms: | babble, buzz, buzzing, drone, grumble, hum, humming, mumble, murmuration, mutter, muttering, purr, rumble, rumor, susurration, undertone, whisper, whispering |
| Main Entry: | roll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | growl, reverberation |
| Synonyms: | barrage, boom, booming, clangor, drone, drumbeat, drumming, echoing, grumble, quaver, racket, rat-a-tat, resonance, roar, rumble, rumbling, thunder |
| Main Entry: | whine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint, cry |
| Synonyms: | gripe, grouse, grumble, moan, plaintive cry, sob, wail, whimper |
| Antonyms: | happiness, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | grouse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, grievance, gripe, grouch, grumble, squealer |
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