| VERB | communication | sound off, opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert | express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation / hesitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | sound off, strike up | start playing | |
| communication | sound off, complain, kick, plain, quetch, kvetch | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Meaning | Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation / hesitation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert | |
| Narrower | editorialize, editorialise | insert personal opinions into an objective statement |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | opinar | |
| Catalan | opinar | |
| Meaning | start playing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | strike up | |
| Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| music | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) | |
| music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
| Broader | play | Play on an instrument |
| See also | sound | cause to sound |
| Meaning | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | complain, kick, plain, quetch, kvetch | |
| Narrower | backbite, bitch | say mean things |
| bleat | talk / talk whiningly | |
| deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan | regret strongly | |
| gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler | complain | |
| grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | |
| murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl | make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | |
| nag, peck, hen-peck | bother persistently with trivial complaints | |
| protest | Utter words / words of protest | |
| rail, inveigh | complain bitterly | |
| repine | Express discontent | |
| report | complain about | |
| whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp | complain whiningly | |
| Opposite | cheer, cheer up, chirk up | Become cheerful |
| Spanish | lamentarse, lamentar, protestar, quejarse | |
| Catalan | lamentar-se, lamentar, queixar-se | |
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