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ache(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
9
grasp(noun, hold, authority, connection, restraint)
9
hurt(noun, verb, upset, disturb, strain)
9
mutter(verb, protest, complain, grumble, moan)
9
whinge(noun, verb, criticize, protest, cry)
8
crab(verb, phrasal verb, oppose, criticize, happy)
8
fuss(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object)
8
holler(verb, protest, objection, complaint)
7
bite(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
7
carp(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
7
clasp(noun, hold, grasp, connection, restraint)
7
distress(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
7
grapple(noun, hold, grasp, connection, restraint)
7
nag(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object)
7
pang(noun, hurt, distress, pain, protest)
7
sting(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
7
twinge(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
6
bleat(noun, verb, sound, cry, whine)
6
burn(noun, hurt, distress, pain, tenderness)
6
chafe(noun, verb, upset, disturb, distress)
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