English

Alternative forms

• kvitch

Verb

kvetch ‎(third-person singular simple present kvetches, present participle kvetching, simple past and past participle kvetched)

1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
   • 1969, Is this truth I’m delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth? — Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint
   • 2001, Make a commitment, Charlie. Go with life or go with death, but quit the kvetching. Don’t keep us all in suspense. — Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil

Translations

Derived terms

• kvetcher noun

See also

• carping
• cavil
• nitpick
• split hairs

Noun

kvetch ‎(plural kvetches)

1. Person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
2. An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.

Synonyms

• (person who kvetches): kvetcher, whiner

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