(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it.
Miners have ~ed bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...
The American couple ~ed about the high cost of visiting Europe...
They are liable to face more mistreatment if they ~ to the police...
People should ~ when they consider an advert offensive...
‘I do everything you ask of me,’ he ~ed.
VERB: V that, V about/of n, V to n, V, V with quote
2.
If you ~ of pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.
He ~ed of a headache.
VERB: V of n