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complainings

/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋz/

complainings is the plural 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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Questions about complainings

What is complainings the plural of?
Complainings is the plural of complaining.
How do you pronounce complainings?
Complainings is pronounced /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋz/.

Words near complainings in the dictionary

  1. complainey
  2. complainin'
  3. complaining
  4. complainingly
  5. complainingness
  6. complainings
  7. complains
  8. complaint
  9. complaintful
  10. complaintive
  11. complaintiveness

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