Complains
Whines
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- She puts up absolute minimal (physical) resistance but she coerces/complains/whines the whole time.
Source: Talking Your Way Out - Unfortunately, everyone whines and complains and can't be bothered to learn the various codes, forcing the idea to be abandoned in less than a day.
Source: Police Code for Everything -
Also C-3PO, who whines and complains his way through the film, while blaming R2 for everything that goes wrong, including stuff he caused.
Source: Film / A New Hope
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