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Discover LudwigThe word "complaining" is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is typically used as a verb, and is used to describe when someone expresses grievances or expresses dissatisfaction about something. For example, "My boss was constantly complaining about the quality of my work."
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She chastised the luckless philanthropist, complaining that he had disrupted the choir's performance and that he might have caused a serious situation, what with the stampeding shoppers and all.
Resentment is often sparked by the variation in the policing of the rules rather than the law per se – with many complaining that the rich are unaffected by fines that can cripple poorer households.
"He was one of the players recruited from abroad that the Polish media and fans were complaining about before the tournament - he was born and raised in France but was eligible because his grandfather was Polish.
Rather than just complaining about it on Facebook I wanted to do something about it".
Despite the rhetoric suggesting otherwise, they aren't really complaining of a lack of standards or diversity.
People angered by a controversial advert featuring a bikini-wearing model and asking "Are you beach body ready?" are planning a demonstration, complaining that the campaign promotes negative body issues.
The Bureau of Meteorology anticipates warmer temperatures across the eastern half of Australia over winter, which should gladden the hearts of social media devotees complaining about the chill in Sydney, parts of inland New South Wales and Canberra.
Farron is understood to have written to the commission complaining that the newspaper embarked on a "fishing expedition" in which there was no justification for secretly recording MPs at their constituency surgeries.
Instead, it discovered that her "wildest weekend" involved wearing some clothes that apparently constitute "boho chic", being seen talking to Justin Bieber and complaining when she found someone sitting in a seat reserved for her.
This means that Randy Jackson will still be there, calling everyone "dog" a lot and complaining that he can't feel things, with Tyler looking likely to assume the barmy, shaggy-haired, largely incomprehensible role vacated by Paula Abdul.
She summoned the captain, and Brown, complaining that the staff were rude, hammered on the cockpit door.
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