kvetching

kvetch (kv

ch) Slang

intr.v. kvetched, kvetch·ing, kvetch·es

To complain persistently and whiningly.

1. A chronic, whining complainer.

2. A nagging complaint: "a rambling kvetch against the system" (Leonard Ross).

[Yiddish kvetshn, to squeeze, complain, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen, to squeeze.]

kvetch [kvɛtʃ]

(intr) Slang chiefly US to complain or grumble, esp incessantly

[from Yiddish kvetshn, literally: to squeeze, press]

kvetch - To complain chronically or habitually, from Yiddish kvetshn, "pinch, squeeze; complain."

See also related terms for squeeze.

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Noun	1.	kvetch - (Yiddish) a constant complainer Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner, bellyacher, complainer, crybaby - a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
	2.	kvetch - (Yiddish) a nagging complaint Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment
Verb	1.	kvetch - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" complain, plain, quetch, sound off, kick hen-peck, nag, peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" backbite, bitch - say mean things grizzle, yammer, yawp, whine - complain whiningly gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, croak - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" grouch, grumble, scold - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" protest - utter words of protest repine - express discontent beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab - complain; "What was he hollering about?" inveigh, rail - complain bitterly bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" report - complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor" bleat - talk whiningly

Translations

kvetch (pej)

(= person) → Nörgler(in) m(f) (pej)

(= complaint) → Nörgelei f (pej)

vi → nörgeln

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beef bellyacher bemoan bitch bleat complain complainer gnarl gripe grouch grouse grumble grumbler hen-peck moaner quetch repine sniveller squawker	Kaplow declined to give her own sense of the readership numbers—“We’re not going to get into that,” she said, “we just want the traffic to grow and the usership to grow”—so Off the Record reached out to a variety of bloggers, all of whom were listed on at least one of the three sites’ blogrolls, to get an anecdotal sense of who might be stopping by for a little kvetching and product information. Condé Nast Femme-Blogs Languish in Cyberspace by John Koblin / The New York Observer So when you reach out to that kvetching blogger, you're engaged in customer service, PR, marketing, sales, and product development. LOVE THE CUSTOMERS WHO HATE YOU by Jeff Jarvis / BusinessWeek The neighbors don't quite know what to do about the abandoned kid with the untraceable parents, but after some initial kvetching -- and after it's discovered Mauro's uncircumcised, much oy veying -- they of course rise to the task, and affectionate bonding is spread all around. BRAZIL'S OSCAR ENTRY 'MY PARENTS' TAKES A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)	Kusimanse Kuskokwim Kuskus Kussier Kussmaul's coma Kutaisi Kutauss Kutch Kutenai kutu Kutuzov kuvasz Kuvi Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Kuwaiti dinar Kuwaiti dirham Kuwaiti monetary unit Kuznets Kuznetsk Basin kV Kvaløy kvass kvetch kvetching kvetchy kW kW-hr Kwa Kwa-=*sacute.gif=-niewski kwacha kwai kwaito Kwajalein Kwakiutl Kwan yin Kwan-yin Kwando Kwangchow Kwangchowan Kwangju Kwangsi Chuang Kwangsi-Chuang Autonomous Region Kwangtung Kwannon Kwantung Kwantung Leased Territory Kwanza Kwanzaa Kwara	KVdL KVDN KVDS KVDT KVDU KVDV Kve Kvebaek Family Sculpture Technique KVEC Kveim antigen Kveim reaction Kveim test Kveim test Kveim test Kveim test Kveim test Kveim test Kvelteli, Tevdore Kvemo Kartli Organization of the Scout Movement KVEN Kvenne KVEO KVERMP KVERT KVESS KVET kvetch kvetched kvetches kvetching kvetchy KVF KVFC KVFD KVFF KVFOT KVG KVGA KVGB KVGD KVGG KVGH KVGM KVGO KVGS KVH KVHA KVHC KVHK KVHMW KVHN KVHS KVHV KVI

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bellyacher
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Kaplow declined to give her own sense of the readership numbers—“We’re not going to get into that,” she said, “we just want the traffic to grow and the usership to grow”—so Off the Record reached out to a variety of bloggers, all of whom were listed on at least one of the three sites’ blogrolls, to get an anecdotal sense of who might be stopping by for a little kvetching and product information.

Condé Nast Femme-Blogs Languish in Cyberspace by John Koblin / The New York Observer

So when you reach out to that kvetching blogger, you're engaged in customer service, PR, marketing, sales, and product development.

LOVE THE CUSTOMERS WHO HATE YOU by Jeff Jarvis / BusinessWeek

The neighbors don't quite know what to do about the abandoned kid with the untraceable parents, but after some initial kvetching -- and after it's discovered Mauro's uncircumcised, much oy veying -- they of course rise to the task, and affectionate bonding is spread all around.

BRAZIL'S OSCAR ENTRY 'MY PARENTS' TAKES A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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