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kvetching

kvetching is the present participle and gerund of kvetch.

Meaning of kvetch

Verb

kvetch (third-person singular simple present kvetches, present participle kvetching, simple past and past participle kvetched)

  1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
    • Is this truth I’m delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint

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Noun

kvetching (plural kvetchings)

  1. Persistent complaining.

Forms of kvetching

pluralkvetchings

Words that rhyme with kvetching

Questions about kvetching

What does kvetching mean?
Kvetching means persistent complaining.
What is kvetching the present participle and gerund of?
Kvetching is the present participle and gerund of kvetch.
What part of speech is kvetching?
Kvetching is a noun.
What is the plural of kvetching?
The plural of kvetching is kvetchings.

Words near kvetching in the dictionary

  1. kvetcher
  2. kvetchers
  3. kvetches
  4. kvetchier
  5. kvetchiest
  6. kvetching
  7. kvetchings
  8. kvetchy
  9. kvevri
  10. kvevris
  11. Kvinesdal

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