as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay
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Recent Examples of inveigh
Last weekend, Donald Trump held a rally in Ohio, in large part to inveigh against a congressman: Anthony Gonzalez, a Republican.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 July 2021
The president only did what so many previous European and American leaders have done, draping themselves in the mantle of culture to inveigh against an amorphous other.
—Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2021
Democrats and the media will inveigh that if a vote has shown up, it should be counted.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020
The attorney general went on, in his characteristically dry tone, to inveigh against attempts by American progressives to use the law to punish religious people for holding views that offend the latest liberal consensus.
—Barton Swaim, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2020
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 July 2021
The president only did what so many previous European and American leaders have done, draping themselves in the mantle of culture to inveigh against an amorphous other.
—Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2021
Democrats and the media will inveigh that if a vote has shown up, it should be counted.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020
The attorney general went on, in his characteristically dry tone, to inveigh against attempts by American progressives to use the law to punish religious people for holding views that offend the latest liberal consensus.
—Barton Swaim, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveigh
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Pundits complained last year’s Cannes was a light affair, but that had to do with the bottleneck created by the strikes, for one.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The new plan arrives after many existing Claude subscribers complained of hitting rate limits frequently.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Polley’s Polley ends up (understandably) screaming in frustration when Matt pratfalls his way into the shot, a tantrum the indie director could hardly relate to as someone known for facilitating calm, peaceful productions on intimate character studies.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Footage shared on social media has shown moviegoers screaming, tossing buckets of popcorn in the air and enthusiastically applauding.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Callie hasn’t done much but whine about her suspension and yearn for a more meaningful connection with her mom this season, so a surprise killer role might shake things up for her storyline.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: No need to overanalyze or whine — Heat suffering from Butler’s sabotage The Heat have lost eight straight games in a season gone south since Jimmy Butler quit on them and was traded.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Inveigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveigh. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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