0 the act of saying that something is wrong or not satisfactory:
I hear a lot of complaining about the technology not working as it should.
1 saying that something is wrong or not satisfactory:
If anyone was disappointed she didn't have a band behind her, I didn't hear any complaining.
There's been a lot of complaining by certain groups, but I don't see a problem.
The key to leadership is for us to accept 100% responsibility for results, with no excuses, no complaining, and no blaming of other people.
Those parents who placate their complaining children with cakes are often feeding their deprived-child selves.
I insisted on dragging my complaining husband out for a brisk walk.
Victimless crimes tend to have no complaining parties other than the police.
When people demand to have 'choices, not echoes', are they truly complaining about not having distinct choices or just about facing a bad outcome?