stěžovat si — meaning in English

English meaning

• bemoan verb To moan or complain about (something).
• gripe verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
• whine verb To complain in an annoying, high-pitched or self-pitying way.

Senses

stěžovat si is used for these senses in English:

• bemoan (transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
• gripe (obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
• whine (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

bemoan — full definition

1. verb To moan or complain about (something).
2. verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.

gripe — full definition

1. verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
2. noun A complaint, especially a small or petty one.

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