English Explanatory Dictionary

kvetch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
noun
  1. A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
  2. An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.

Pronunciation

/kvɛt͡ʃ/ en-us-kvetch.ogg

Word forms

kvetch kvetches kvetching kvetched kvitch

Etymology

From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).

Synonyms

kvetcher whiner

Related words

carping cavil nitpick split hairs

Derived words

kvetcher kvetchy
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