Definition of kvetch in English:

kvetch

noun kvɛtʃ

North American informal

1A person who complains a great deal.
老是抱怨的人
she emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging Rick
Example sentencesExamples
- Sure enough, at the end of his workday he is a kvetch who goads a black youngster into reaching for a gun and shoots him dead.
- And I don't want to seem like a kvetch, but where's the dessert?
- I was a real kvetch, and I wanted to be involved every step of the way.
- Zoole, a hopeless kvetch, has good reason to complain.
Synonyms
shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper
1. 1.1 A complaint.
  抱怨
  ‘They don't make 'em like they used to’ has become an all-purpose kvetch
  Example sentencesExamples
  I have a kvetch about my meal being cooked in the body fat of a dead animal.
  In Trading Hearts the veil of intimacy is lifted and the audience invited into the heart of a relationship to share the moments - the thoughts, the kvetches, and the fleeting heartbeats of bliss, the fights and the sex.
  My one kvetch was that not enough music was played from the Train A Comin’ album.
  Without the historical fantasy, what's left is one long, pretentious kvetch, larded with hokum about forgiveness and redemption, that some men are geniuses and others are not.
  To make the guest list, invitees would have to possess the ability to grumble, rant, complain, gripe, fuss, snarl, groan, scream and kvetch - preferably all at the same time.
  Synonyms
  complaint, grumble, moan, groan, grievance, objection, protest, whine

verbkvɛtʃ

[no object]North American informal

Complain persistently.
Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have written.
- I call it a good excuse for geeky types to get together and kvetch.
- I stand to the side, watching, listening to him kvetch about my lack of proper kitchen equipment.
- Just think, if the people who are now kvetching about freedom of speech simply posted their names on the website, then none of the speculation would have happened.
- Coincidentally, he'd been kvetching to me about the lack of masquerade balls, just before I found out that there was going to be one.
Synonyms
grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss

Origin

1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (noun), kvetshn (verb), from Middle High German quetschen, literally 'crush'.

Rhymes

etch, fetch, ketch, lech, outstretch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch

Definition of kvetch in US English:

kvetch

noun

North American informal

1A person who complains a great deal.
老是抱怨的人
she emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging Rick
Example sentencesExamples
- And I don't want to seem like a kvetch, but where's the dessert?
- I was a real kvetch, and I wanted to be involved every step of the way.
- Zoole, a hopeless kvetch, has good reason to complain.
- Sure enough, at the end of his workday he is a kvetch who goads a black youngster into reaching for a gun and shoots him dead.
Synonyms
shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper
1. 1.1 A complaint.
  抱怨
  “They don't make 'em like they used to” has become an all-purpose kvetch
  Example sentencesExamples
  Without the historical fantasy, what's left is one long, pretentious kvetch, larded with hokum about forgiveness and redemption, that some men are geniuses and others are not.
  My one kvetch was that not enough music was played from the Train A Comin’ album.
  In Trading Hearts the veil of intimacy is lifted and the audience invited into the heart of a relationship to share the moments - the thoughts, the kvetches, and the fleeting heartbeats of bliss, the fights and the sex.
  I have a kvetch about my meal being cooked in the body fat of a dead animal.
  To make the guest list, invitees would have to possess the ability to grumble, rant, complain, gripe, fuss, snarl, groan, scream and kvetch - preferably all at the same time.
  Synonyms
  complaint, grumble, moan, groan, grievance, objection, protest, whine

verb

[no object]North American informal

Complain.
抱怨
Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence
Example sentencesExamples
- Just think, if the people who are now kvetching about freedom of speech simply posted their names on the website, then none of the speculation would have happened.
- Coincidentally, he'd been kvetching to me about the lack of masquerade balls, just before I found out that there was going to be one.
- I stand to the side, watching, listening to him kvetch about my lack of proper kitchen equipment.
- Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have written.
- I call it a good excuse for geeky types to get together and kvetch.
Synonyms
grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss

Origin

1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (noun), kvetshn (verb), from Middle High German quetschen, literally ‘crush’.

词汇	kvetch
释义	Definition of kvetch in English: kvetch noun kvɛtʃ North American informal 1A person who complains a great deal. 老是抱怨的人 she emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging Rick Example sentencesExamples Sure enough, at the end of his workday he is a kvetch who goads a black youngster into reaching for a gun and shoots him dead. And I don't want to seem like a kvetch, but where's the dessert? I was a real kvetch, and I wanted to be involved every step of the way. Zoole, a hopeless kvetch, has good reason to complain. Synonyms shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper 1.1 A complaint. 抱怨 ‘They don't make 'em like they used to’ has become an all-purpose kvetch Example sentencesExamples I have a kvetch about my meal being cooked in the body fat of a dead animal. In Trading Hearts the veil of intimacy is lifted and the audience invited into the heart of a relationship to share the moments - the thoughts, the kvetches, and the fleeting heartbeats of bliss, the fights and the sex. My one kvetch was that not enough music was played from the Train A Comin’ album. Without the historical fantasy, what's left is one long, pretentious kvetch, larded with hokum about forgiveness and redemption, that some men are geniuses and others are not. To make the guest list, invitees would have to possess the ability to grumble, rant, complain, gripe, fuss, snarl, groan, scream and kvetch - preferably all at the same time. Synonyms complaint, grumble, moan, groan, grievance, objection, protest, whine verbkvɛtʃ [no object]North American informal Complain persistently. Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence Example sentencesExamples Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have written. I call it a good excuse for geeky types to get together and kvetch. I stand to the side, watching, listening to him kvetch about my lack of proper kitchen equipment. Just think, if the people who are now kvetching about freedom of speech simply posted their names on the website, then none of the speculation would have happened. Coincidentally, he'd been kvetching to me about the lack of masquerade balls, just before I found out that there was going to be one. Synonyms grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss Origin 1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (noun), kvetshn (verb), from Middle High German quetschen, literally 'crush'. Rhymes etch, fetch, ketch, lech, outstretch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch Definition of kvetch in US English: kvetch noun North American informal 1A person who complains a great deal. 老是抱怨的人 she emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging Rick Example sentencesExamples And I don't want to seem like a kvetch, but where's the dessert? I was a real kvetch, and I wanted to be involved every step of the way. Zoole, a hopeless kvetch, has good reason to complain. Sure enough, at the end of his workday he is a kvetch who goads a black youngster into reaching for a gun and shoots him dead. Synonyms shrew, curmudgeon, discontent, complainer, grumbler, moaner, fault-finder, carper 1.1 A complaint. 抱怨 “They don't make 'em like they used to” has become an all-purpose kvetch Example sentencesExamples Without the historical fantasy, what's left is one long, pretentious kvetch, larded with hokum about forgiveness and redemption, that some men are geniuses and others are not. My one kvetch was that not enough music was played from the Train A Comin’ album. In Trading Hearts the veil of intimacy is lifted and the audience invited into the heart of a relationship to share the moments - the thoughts, the kvetches, and the fleeting heartbeats of bliss, the fights and the sex. I have a kvetch about my meal being cooked in the body fat of a dead animal. To make the guest list, invitees would have to possess the ability to grumble, rant, complain, gripe, fuss, snarl, groan, scream and kvetch - preferably all at the same time. Synonyms complaint, grumble, moan, groan, grievance, objection, protest, whine verb [no object]North American informal Complain. 抱怨 Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence Example sentencesExamples Just think, if the people who are now kvetching about freedom of speech simply posted their names on the website, then none of the speculation would have happened. Coincidentally, he'd been kvetching to me about the lack of masquerade balls, just before I found out that there was going to be one. I stand to the side, watching, listening to him kvetch about my lack of proper kitchen equipment. Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have written. I call it a good excuse for geeky types to get together and kvetch. Synonyms grumble, complain, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, lodge a complaint, make a complaint, make a fuss Origin 1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (noun), kvetshn (verb), from Middle High German quetschen, literally ‘crush’.
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