kvetch
kvetch · kvetches · kvetched · kvetching
копати, вдарити, штовхати
ныть
nörgeln, mäkeln
To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantlyTo whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
/kvɛt͡ʃ/
Meaning
1 sensesTo whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
nörgeln, mäkeln
нытьnytʹ
More definitions
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Examples
7 sentencesTom is a kvetch.
ruТом - нытик. — cykel
Tom is such a kvetch.
The cat is a kvetch.
Tom's a kvetch.
ruТом - нытик. — cykel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kvetching is an art form.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly:
Origin
From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German queFrom Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
kvetches, kvetching, kvetched, kvetchedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.