kvetch

¹kvetch

verb \ˈkvech, ˈkfech\

Definition of KVETCH

intransitive verb

: to complain habitually : gripe

— kvetch·er noun

Examples of KVETCH

1. They're always kvetching about something.
2. <a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about>

Origin of KVETCH

Yiddish kvetshn, literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen

First Known Use: circa 1952

Related to KVETCH

Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, complain, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl

Antonyms: crow, delight, rejoice

Related Words: object (to), protest, quarrel (with); cavil, quibble; fret, stew, worry; blubber, cry, sob; bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament

Near Antonyms: accept, bear, countenance, endure, take, tolerate; applaud, cheer, commend

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Rhymes with KVETCH

catch, etch, fetch, fletch, ketch, lech, letch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch