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kvetch
kvetch K0118800 (kvĕch) Slang intr.v. kvetched, kvetch·ing, kvetch·es To complain persistently and whiningly.n.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) vb (intr) informal US to complain or grumble, esp incessantly[C20: from Yiddish kvetshn, literally: to squeeze, press]kvetch (kvɛtʃ)
Slang. v.i. 1. to complain, esp. chronically. n. 2. Also, kvetch′er. a person who kvetches. [1950–55; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze; compare Middle High German, German quetschen] kvetch - To complain chronically or habitually, from Yiddish kvetshn, "pinch, squeeze; complain."See also related terms for squeeze.kvetch
Past participle: kvetched
Gerund: kvetching
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| I kvetch | | you kvetch | | he/she/it kvetches | | we kvetch | | you kvetch | | they kvetch |
| Preterite |
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| I kvetched | | you kvetched | | he/she/it kvetched | | we kvetched | | you kvetched | | they kvetched |
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| I am kvetching | | you are kvetching | | he/she/it is kvetching | | we are kvetching | | you are kvetching | | they are kvetching |
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| I have kvetched | | you have kvetched | | he/she/it has kvetched | | we have kvetched | | you have kvetched | | they have kvetched |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was kvetching | | you were kvetching | | he/she/it was kvetching | | we were kvetching | | you were kvetching | | they were kvetching |
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| I had kvetched | | you had kvetched | | he/she/it had kvetched | | we had kvetched | | you had kvetched | | they had kvetched |
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| I will kvetch | | you will kvetch | | he/she/it will kvetch | | we will kvetch | | you will kvetch | | they will kvetch |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have kvetched | | you will have kvetched | | he/she/it will have kvetched | | we will have kvetched | | you will have kvetched | | they will have kvetched |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be kvetching | | you will be kvetching | | he/she/it will be kvetching | | we will be kvetching | | you will be kvetching | | they will be kvetching |
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| I have been kvetching | | you have been kvetching | | he/she/it has been kvetching | | we have been kvetching | | you have been kvetching | | they have been kvetching |
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| I will have been kvetching | | you will have been kvetching | | he/she/it will have been kvetching | | we will have been kvetching | | you will have been kvetching | | they will have been kvetching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been kvetching | | you had been kvetching | | he/she/it had been kvetching | | we had been kvetching | | you had been kvetching | | they had been kvetching |
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| I would kvetch | | you would kvetch | | he/she/it would kvetch | | we would kvetch | | you would kvetch | | they would kvetch |
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| I would have kvetched | | you would have kvetched | | he/she/it would have kvetched | | we would have kvetched | | you would have kvetched | | they would have kvetched |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | kvetch - (Yiddish) a constant complainerYiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew scriptgrumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner, bellyacher, complainer, crybaby - a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | | 2. | kvetch - (Yiddish) a nagging complaintYiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew scriptcomplaint - 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, kickhen-peck, nag, peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"backbite, bitch - say mean thingsgrizzle, yammer, yawp, whine - complain whininglygnarl, 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 protestrepine - express discontentbeef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab - complain; "What was he hollering about?"inveigh, rail - complain bitterlybemoan, 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 |
Translationskvetch
kvetch and quetch (kvɛtʃ and kʍɛtʃ)1. in. to complain. (From German quetschen, “to squeeze,” via Yiddish.) Quit your kvetching! 2. n. a complainer. What a kvetch you are! kvetch
Related to kvetch: YiddishSynonyms for kvetchnoun (Yiddish) a constant complainerRelated Words- Yiddish
- grumbler
- moaner
- sniveller
- squawker
- whiner
- bellyacher
- complainer
- crybaby
noun (Yiddish) a nagging complaintRelated Wordsverb express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappinessSynonyms- complain
- plain
- quetch
- sound off
- kick
Related Words- hen-peck
- nag
- peck
- backbite
- bitch
- grizzle
- yammer
- yawp
- whine
- gnarl
- grumble
- murmur
- mutter
- croak
- grouch
- scold
- protest
- repine
- beef
- bellyache
- gripe
- grouse
- squawk
- holler
- crab
- inveigh
- rail
- bemoan
- bewail
- deplore
- lament
- report
- bleat
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