complaining
/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण कम्प्लेनिंग
शिकायत करने वाला, कुड़कुड़ाने वाला
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as synonym
- 1
expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something, often in an irritating way
शिकायत करने वाला, कुड़कुड़ाने वाला
- a complaining neighbour who objects to every noise
- in a complaining voice
- A complaining customer stood at the counter.
+ 3 more examples
- He answered in a tired, complaining tone.
- Nobody enjoys the company of a complaining person.
- Her complaining mother-in-law found fault with everything.
Synonyms grumbling whining querulous moaning peevish
Opposite uncomplaining contented cheerful satisfied
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a complaining + noun
As an adjective it describes a person or voice that keeps expressing dissatisfaction, usually in an irritating way.
Adjective के रूप में यह ऐसे व्यक्ति या स्वर का वर्णन करता है जो बार-बार असंतोष प्रकट करता रहता है।
- Radhika ignored the complaining voice from the back seat.
- A complaining customer can be a useful teacher.
complain + about + noun / -ing
The verb takes 'about' for the thing you are unhappy with; the -ing form here is a gerund.
क्रिया 'complain' के बाद असंतोष के विषय के लिए 'about' आता है; यहाँ -ing रूप gerund है।
- He is always complaining about the food.
- Stop complaining about being tired.
complain to + person
The person who hears the complaint follows 'to', not 'about'.
जिसे शिकायत की जाए, उसके लिए 'to' आता है, 'about' नहीं।
- She went on complaining to the manager.
complaining + that-clause
Use a that-clause to report what someone says is wrong.
कोई क्या ग़लत बता रहा है, यह बताने के लिए that-clause का प्रयोग होता है।
- Parents were complaining that the bus came late.
+Collocations 4
adverb + complaining
constantlyendlesslybitterlyloudlypolitely
- He is constantly complaining about the heat.
complaining + noun
voicetoneneighbourlettercustomer
- She wrote a complaining letter to the railway office.
verb + complaining
stopkeep onstartcarry ongo on
- Keep on complaining and nothing will change.
complaining about
noisedelayspricesthe weatherpoor service
- Commuters kept complaining about poor service.
“More examples 5
- The complaining tone of his email annoyed the staff.
उसके ईमेल के शिकायती लहजे ने कर्मचारियों को नाराज़ कर दिया।
- Stop complaining and start revising for the exam.
शिकायत करना बंद कीजिए और परीक्षा की तैयारी शुरू कीजिए।
- A complaining child is often just tired or hungry.
शिकायत करता बच्चा अक्सर केवल थका या भूखा होता है।
- Radhika spent the whole journey complaining about the delay.
राधिका ने पूरी यात्रा देरी की शिकायत करते हुए बिताई।
- Some customers are complaining that the app keeps crashing.
कुछ ग्राहक शिकायत कर रहे हैं कि app बार-बार बंद हो जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is always complaining for the food.
✓ He is always complaining about the food.
Use 'about' for what you complain about, not 'for'.
जिस बात की शिकायत हो, उसके लिए 'about' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ She complained the teacher about the noise.
✓ She complained to the teacher about the noise.
Complain is intransitive; the listener needs 'to'.
'Complain' अकर्मक क्रिया है; सुनने वाले व्यक्ति से पहले 'to' लगता है।
✗ They are complaint about the delay.
✓ They are complaining about the delay.
Complaint is a noun; the continuous tense needs the -ing form.
'Complaint' noun है; continuous tense के लिए -ing रूप 'complaining' चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
com·plain·ing
With -ai- (not 'complaning').
-ai- के साथ ('complaning' गलत है)।
?Which word?
complain of or complain about?
Complain about a situation or a person: 'complain about the food', 'complain about the noise'. Complain of a pain or illness: 'complain of a headache'. Complain to the person who can act: 'complain to the manager'. The noun is complaint (not 'complain'): 'lodge a complaint'.
स्थिति या व्यक्ति के बारे में 'complain about': 'complain about the food', 'complain about the noise'। दर्द या बीमारी के लिए 'complain of': 'complain of a headache'। जो कार्रवाई कर सके उससे 'complain to': 'complain to the manager'। Noun complaint है ('complain' नहीं): 'lodge a complaint'।
§Grammar and usage
Complain about (a matter), complain of (a pain), complain to (a person).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'complain about' (मामला), 'complain of' (दर्द), 'complain to' (व्यक्ति)।
'make a complain' is wrong; the noun is complaint.
'make a complain' गलत है; noun complaint है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who complains habitually is querulous, a grumbler or a whiner.
आदतन शिकायत करने वाला querulous, grumbler या whiner।