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griping(irritable, cranky, discontented, resentful)
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grousing(mean, irritable, annoyed, irritated)
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grumbly(difficult, complaining)
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carping(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
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caviling(mean, short, irritable, cranky)
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censorious(adjective, nasty, difficult, cross, cold)
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difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant)
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fault-finding(mean, difficult, irritable, cranky)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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kvetching(discontented, resentful, testy, dissatisfied)
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plaintive(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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uptight(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, rude)
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waspy(mean, difficult, irritable, cranky)
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whining(mean, difficult, irritable, cranky)
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bemoaning(difficult, complaining)
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criticizing(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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crying(difficult, complaining)
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deploring(difficult, grumpy, testy, complaining)
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deprecatory(dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining, caviling)
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