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Search phrase: complaining

Plays

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CymbelineCym IV.ii.375Thou mov'st no less with thy complaining thanThou mou'st no lesse with thy complaining, then
Richard IIIR3 I.i.76Humbly complaining to her deityHumbly complaining to her Deitie,
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.87Poor heart, adieu! I pity thy complaining.Poore heart adieu, I pittie thy complaining.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.ii.127He couples it to his complaining names.He couples it, to his complaining Names;
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.86Will well become such sweet complaining grievance.Will well become such sweet complaining grieuance:
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG V.iv.5And to the nightingale's complaining notesAnd to the Nightingales complaining Notes

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1269 To the poor counterfeit of her complaining. To the poore counterfaite of her complayning,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1570 And time doth weary time with her complaining; And time doth wearie time with her complayning,

Glossary

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complaininggrievance, complaint, gripe
complaininglamentation, sorrowing, mourning
grudgemurmuring, complaining, reluctance
plainingcomplaining, moaning, lamenting
plaintfulmournful, full of complaining
pulingwhimpering, whining, complaining

Thesaurus

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complainingpuling
complainingplaining
complaininggrudge
complaining, full ofplaintful
full of complainingplaintful

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