kvetch

== English == === Alternative forms === kvitch === Etymology === From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US, Canada) IPA(key): /kvɛt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛtʃ === Verb === kvetch (third-person singular simple present kvetches, present participle kvetching, simple past and past participle kvetched) To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly. ==== Derived terms ==== kvetcher (noun) kvetchy ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== carping cavil nitpick split hairs === Noun === kvetch (plural kvetches) A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything. Synonyms: kvetcher, whiner An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine. ==== Translations ====