If you’re working on the clue “Complain”, this list includes answers taken from previously completed crosswords where the same or a closely worded clue was used and solved correctly.
Answer List:
- CARP
- GRUMBLE
- WHINGE
- CRAB
- WHINE
- GRIPE
- MOAN
- KVETCH
- MEIN
- BLEAT
- GROUCH
- GROAN
- BITCH
- CARRYON
- NAG
- BEEF
- REPINE
- RAIL
- MURMUR
Synonyms and Definitions
CARP
- Synonyms: cavil, chicane
- Definition: The slim meat of a fish, commonly cultivated, that can be cooked by baking or braising.
GRUMBLE
- Synonyms: croak, gnarl, grouch, growl, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, rumble, rumbling, scold
- Definition: a continuous low-pitched noise that is loud and monotonous
CRAB
- Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, cancer, cancer the crab, crab louse, crabby person, crabmeat, gripe, grouse, holler, phthirius pubis, pubic louse, squawk
- Definition: A decapod is a creature with eyes on short extensions, a wide, flat shell, a small abdomen tucked under its chest, and claws.
WHINE
- Synonyms: creak, grizzle, screak, screech, skreak, snivel, squeak, whimper, yammer, yawp
- Definition: a grievance expressed in a moaning, whimpering manner
GRIPE
- Synonyms: crab, kick
- Definition: Casual expressions for expressing disagreement
MOAN
- Synonyms: groan
- Definition: a statement expressing discomfort or dissatisfaction
KVETCH
- Synonyms: plain, quetch, sound off
- Definition: (Yiddish) an individual who complains persistently
BLEAT
- Synonyms: baa, blat, blate
- Definition: The noise produced by sheep or goats (or any noise that is similar to this)
GROUCH
- Synonyms: churl, crank, crosspatch, grumble, grump
- Definition: a person with a sour disposition
GROAN
- Synonyms: moan
- Definition: a statement expressing discomfort or dissatisfaction
BITCH
- Synonyms: backbite, cunt
- Definition: a disagreeable challenge
NAG
- Synonyms: common scold, hack, hen-peck, jade, nagger, peck, plug, scolder
- Definition: A person, particularly a woman, who irritates others by incessantly pointing out mistakes.
BEEF
- Synonyms: beef cattle, boeuf
- Definition: cattle that are raised for their meat production
REPINE
- Definition: voice dissatisfaction
RAIL
- Synonyms: fulminate, inveigh, rail in, rail off, railing, revile, runway, track, train, vilify, vituperate
- Definition: A structure made up of a horizontal rod and its supporting elements.
MURMUR
- Synonyms: cardiac murmur, heart murmur, murmur vowel, murmuration, mussitation
- Definition: A soft, ongoing, unclear noise, frequently paired with lip movement that doesnt result in clear spoken words.