kvetch
Plural: kvetches
Noun
- (Yiddish) a constant complainer
- (Yiddish) a nagging complaint
- A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
- An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.
Verb
Verb Forms: kvetched, kvetching, kvetches
- To complain persistently or whine, often about trivial matters.
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
Examples
- His opponent would KVETCH about every bad tile draw, but still played well.
Origin / Etymology
From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
kvetch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkvetch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kvetch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
kvetch: valid Words With Friends Word