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wailing(noun, verb, adjective, upset, discharge)
6
whining(verb, adjective, irritable, critical)
5
lamenting(noun, verb, adjective, upset, discharge)
4
bemoaning(verb, adjective, critical, sour)
4
critical(adjective, cross, important, negative)
4
querulous(adjective, hard, critical, grouchy)
3
whiny(adjective, irritable, critical, sour)
2
complaining(noun, verb, adjective, cross)
1
bearish(critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
1
carping(critical, discontented, complaining, bearish)
1
censorious(critical, discontented, complaining, bearish)
1
deploring(critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
1
discontented(critical, complaining, bearish)
1
dissatisfied(critical, discontented, complaining, bearish)
1
edgy(critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
1
fault-finding(critical, complaining)
1
grousing(noun, critical, sour, discontented)
1
grumbling(critical, complaining)
1
grumbly(critical, sour, discontented, uptight)
1
huffy irascible(expression, critical, sour, uptight)
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