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Meanings of kvetch in English

Portuguese
queixe-se
Catalan
queixar-se
Spanish
lamentarse

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

queixe-se
Usage of kvetch in English
1
It's easy enough to kvetch about things you don't like, but corporations are not mind readers.
Wired
2
Available any time she needed to kvetch.
The brief wondrous life of oscar wao
3
Now we have a plug-in hybrid sedan, and the doubters are running out of reasons to kvetch.
Wired
4
Mac fans are a passionate minority who like to kvetch about everything from file systems to UI consistency.
Wired
5
Carl got tired of hearing her kvetch, so he blistered her with the most obscene name he could think of.
Born to run: a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest rac...
6
Entertaining and occasionally affecting, Kvetch is too disjointed to kvell about.
The Irish Times
7
Jerry and George are kvetching in a coffee shop.
The Guardian
8
He kvetched about itches he couldn't reach, a sore back, and the sun in his eyes.
The Fireman
9
Although I enjoyed kvetching with my Jewish friends, I was not convinced that they could thoroughly feel my pain.
Funny in Farsi
10
He found that rummaging through other computers was an amusing alternative to watching Honeymooner reruns while his wife kvetched.
Terminal Compromise
Translations for kvetch
Kvetch through the time