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whiny(difficult, critical, sullen, crabby)
11
querulous(mean, hard, difficult, irritable)
10
fretful(mean, difficult, irritable, critical)
9
moaning(noun, verb, critical, grumpy)
9
whimpering(noun, verb, difficult, critical)
8
complaining(noun, verb, mean, difficult)
8
wailing(verb, difficult, critical, complaining)
7
crying(verb, difficult, critical, complaining)
7
groaning(verb, lamenting)
7
screeching(verb, shrill, screaming)
7
shrieking(verb, shrill, screaming)
6
grumbling(noun, verb, difficult, critical)
6
lamenting(verb, difficult, critical, grumpy)
6
sighing(verb, lamenting)
6
sobbing(verb, lamenting)
5
bewailing(verb, grumpy, testy, grouchy)
5
mourning(verb, grumpy, testy, grouchy)
5
peevish(irritable, grumpy, crabby, cranky)
5
petulant(mean, difficult, irritable, critical)
5
squealing(verb, shrill, screaming)
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