N12842/3019

ぼやく

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

Meanings

to grumble, to complain

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Example sentences

かれはいつも仕事しごとのことをぼやいている

He is always grumbling about work.

そんなにぼやくな、もっと前向まえむきにかんがえろ。

Stop grumbling so much and think more positively.

彼女かのじょ給料きゅうりょうやすいとぼやいてばかりいる

She does nothing but complain that her salary is too low.

上司じょうしへの不満ふまんぼやかずに直接ちょくせつつたえたほうがいい。

It would be better to directly express your dissatisfaction to your boss instead of just grumbling.

深夜しんやまで残業ざんぎょうさせられた同僚どうりょうたちが、廊下ろうかぼやいているのがこえた。

I could hear my colleagues, who had been made to work overtime until midnight, grumbling in the hallway.