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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained}; p. pr & vb n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre LL complangere com- + L. plangere to strike, beat to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.] 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of Also to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge. Now Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king? --Shak. Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn; regret; murmur. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t. To lament; to bewail. [Obs.] They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel. By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her wrongs to us --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: complain v : express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {quetch}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]
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