8
complaining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult)
7
grumbling(noun, verb, adjective, difficult, critical)
6
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, difficult, cross)
5
complaint
5
griping(verb, adjective, critical, discontented, resentful)
5
peevish(adjective, irritable, annoyed, irritated, cranky)
5
whining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult)
5
whiny(adjective, difficult, critical, sour, uptight)
4
beefing(verb, adjective, sad, gloomy, melancholy)
4
bellyaching(noun, verb, adjective, critical, annoyed)
4
crabby(adjective, irritable, sorrowful, cranky, discontented)
4
groan(verb, oppose, object, protest, cry)
4
growling(verb, adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
4
murmuring(verb, adjective)
4
muttering
4
petulant(adjective, mean, irritable, critical, annoyed)
3
beef
3
bitching
3
crabbing
3
cranky(adjective, mean, irritable, annoyed, irritated)
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