Bleat
Bleat verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
Usage example: as far as the slumlord was concerned, the unhappy tenants were just bleating about nothing
Keen
Keen verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
Usage example: victims of the disaster have been keening for weeks about the slowness of governmental aid
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