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complainin'

complainin' is the pronunciation spelling of complaining.

Meaning of complaining

Noun

complaining (plural complainings)

  1. The act by which someone complains; a complaint.
    • Elizabeth[…]wished he were beside her, and was so glad to think he would soon be beside her always, with all his humours and weaknesses, all his little crossnesses and complainings ;[…]1863, Dinah Craik, Mistress and Maid, volume 2, page 277

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What is complainin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Complainin' is the pronunciation spelling of complaining.

Words near complainin' in the dictionary

  1. complainer
  2. complainers
  3. complainest
  4. complaineth
  5. complainey
  6. complainin'
  7. complaining
  8. complainingly
  9. complainingness
  10. complainings
  11. complains

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