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meckern

complain, grumble, bleat

mecker complain, grumble + n we/they present
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #47,823
complain, grumble Informal; often suggests complaining in an annoying or petty way.
GE: Du solltest nicht immer meckern.
EN: You shouldn't always complain.
bleat Used of goats.
GE: Ziegen meckern, wenn sie hungrig sind.
EN: Goats bleat when they are hungry.
Conjugation of meckern
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — meckern
Second meckerst meckert
Third meckert meckern
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — meckert
meckern
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — meckern
Third — meckern

Da kann man nicht meckern!

You can’t complain about that!

Vögel zwitschern, Ziegen meckern.

Birds chirp, goats bleat.

— Manons Rache (1986)

Warum meckern Sie denn so mit mir?

Why are you picking on me like that?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Immer nur meckern.

Always complaining.

— Manitou's Shoe (2001)