Word of the day: Yammer

Yammer: lamento, queixa, choramingação,  lastimar(-se), queixar-se, choramingar

Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, complain, yawp (or yaup), yowl

“…customers yammered on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake…”

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Word of the day: Inveigh

Inveigh:  injuriar, censurar, atacar com palavras, xingar

Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, crab, fuss, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, complain

“…always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay…”      (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Croak

Croak:   coaxo, grasnada,  coaxar, grasnir, falar em voz baixa e áspera, morrer,  matar

Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, complain, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder[chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yammer,  yowl

“We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.”

“The man could only croak his name.”

“He tried to speak but could barely croak.”

“He had a heart attack and croaked.”(www.meriam-webster.com)

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Word of the day: Grouse

Grouse:  queixa, lamentação, queixar-se, lamentar, ave galinácea

Synonyms:  beef, bitch, bleat, carp, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds

“She's been grousing to her boss about the working conditions.”

“Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.”

“…a forum in which employees can air their grouses…” (www.merriam-webster.com)