Complain ( page 112 ).
Questions.
1. By what is complaining prompted? murmuring? repining? 2. Which finds outward expression, and which is limited to the mental act? 3. To whom does one complain, in the formal sense of the word? 4. With whom does one remonstrate?
Examples.
It is not pleasant to live with one who is constantly ——ing.
The dog gave a low —— which frightened the tramp away.