kvetch
4 synonyms for kvetch, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — (informal) To complain a great deal, often about small things.
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quetch
Etymology
Comes from Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn), literally “to squeeze, pinch”, which developed from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
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