kvetch

Dictionary: kvetch   (kvĕch) Slang.

To complain persistently and whiningly.

1. A chronic, whining complainer.
2. A nagging complaint: “a rambling kvetch against the system” (Leonard Ross).

[Yiddish kvetshn, to squeeze, complain, from Middle High German quetzen, quetschen, to squeeze.]

The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  Synonyms: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch

To Kvetch (Yiddish) means To moan or complain.

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