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Verbs of Verbal Action - Verbs for Complaints

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to complaints such as "protest", "object", and "grumble".

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Categorized English Verbs of Verbal Action
to complain

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

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to protest

to show disagreement by taking action or expressing it verbally, particularly in public

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to object

to express disapproval of something

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to beef

to express one's dissatisfaction about something, often informally

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to rail

to strongly and angrily criticize or complain about something

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to grumble

to complain quietly or softly, often in a way that others cannot hear or understand

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to bitch

to strongly and loudly express one's dissatisfaction

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to gripe

to express dissatisfaction about something

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to bleat

to express dissatisfaction in a way that is annoying or repetitive

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to remonstrate

to argue and express one's disagreement or objection to something

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to whinge

to complain in a persistent and annoying manner

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to grouse

to express dissatisfaction or injustice about something

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to demur

to express one's disagreement, refusal, or reluctance

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to fulminate

to proclaim or issue a denunciation, decree, or strong protest

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to cavil

to make objections, often over small details without a good reason

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to carp

to complain or criticize persistently, often about trivial issues

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to grouch

to express unhappiness in an irritable manner

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