complain

verb19 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
constantly complain7.2
frequently complain6.8
loudly complain6.5

to complain in a loud voice so that people can hear

repeatedly complain6.5
bitterly complain6.0

to complain with a lot of anger and sadness

publicly complain5.8
openly complain5.5
privately complain5.0

to complain to someone without other people knowing

complain about9.5

to express dissatisfaction about something or someone

complain to8.5

to direct a complaint towards a person or authority

complain of7.0

often used to talk about pain or illness

complain at4.0

less common, used to express dissatisfaction towards a situation or action

cannot complain7.5

used to say that your situation is good

can hardly complain7.0

used to say that you do not have a good reason to complain

have reason to complain6.8
have a right to complain6.5
start to complain6.3
have cause to complain6.2
begin to complain6.0

Collocations with "complain"