(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Note: '~' can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1.
1.
A ~ is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
N-VAR
2.
If you say that someone is ~ing, you mean that they keep criticizing or complaining about someone or something, especially in a way you think is unnecessary or annoying.
He cannot understand why she’s constantly ~ing at him...
VERB: V at/about n disapproval
~ing
She was in no mood to put up with Blanche’s ~ing.
N-UNCOUNT