un·com·plain·ing

(ŭn′kəm-plā′nĭng)

adj.

Showing patience and tolerance; not complaining.

un′com·plain′ing·ly adv.

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uncomplainingly

(ˌʌnkəmˈpleɪnɪŋlɪ)

adv

in an unresentful or resigned manner

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Adv.

uncomplainingly - without complaining; "an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals"

complainingly - with complaints; "she did her work, but she did so complainingly"

Translations

uncomplainingly

[ˈʌnkəmˈpleɪnɪŋlɪ] ADV → sin protesta, sumisamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

uncomplainingly

adv → geduldig, klaglos

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

uncomplainingly

[ˌʌnkəmˈpleɪnɪŋlɪ] adv → senza lamentarsi

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References in classic literature

This expression suggested that she had resolved to endure her troubles uncomplainingly and that her husband was a cross laid upon her by God.

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She never battled with the public, but submitted uncomplainingly to its worst usage; she made no claim upon it in requital for what she suffered; she did not weigh upon its sympathies.

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Jo devoted herself to Beth day and night, not a hard task, for Beth was very patient, and bore her pain uncomplainingly as long as she could control herself.

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But they bore their burdens uncomplainingly, and at the end of thirty days entered their own country.

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Though far from strong, and troubled occasionally with those fainting-fits already mentioned, she went about her work modestly and uncomplainingly, doing it carefully, and doing it well.

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The immense flaming ocean writhes and is tortured uncomplainingly. The mountainous surges suggest the idea of innumerable dumb gigantic fiends struggling in impotent agony.

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The pathos and tragedy of their experiences--aged and honest toilers subjected to pitiless task-masters or to the yoke of social injustice; lonely women uncomplainingly sacrificing their lives for unworthy men; sad-faced children, the victims of circumstances, of cold-blooded parents, or of the worst criminals--these things play a large part in almost all of Dickens' books.

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She received them both uncomplainingly, and having accepted them, relapsed into her grief.

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I worked hard, and worked uncomplainingly; but my mother's fatal legacy was against me from the first.

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'There is a--hum--a topic,' said Mr Dorrit, looking all about the ceiling of the room, and never at the attentive, uncomplainingly shocked face, 'a painful topic, a series of events which I wish -- ha--altogether to obliterate.

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It isn't a wild comparison to say he was the Bobby Windsor of his day: a tough, working-class kid who would uncomplainingly take a knock as well as dish one out.

The extraordinary new life of Garin Jenkins: solvent abuse, Jesus Christ and the tragic moment that shocked rugby; He defied the odds to make something of his life after it appeared he was going nowhere

In my vast experience and global contacts, I have never come across anywhere in the world any other airline whose team members have laboured as uncomplainingly, sacrificed personal comforts and entitlements as loyally and to such an extent as the incredible manner in which each and every one of you strive for your beloved Jet Airways.

Prepared to make any sacrifice to ensure your future comfort: Naresh Goyal assures Jet employees