complained
v.v. to say that you are unhappy or not satisfied with something. You use this when you want to tell someone that a situation is wrong or annoying.
v. to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment about a situation. Intransitive in its primary sense; often followed by a prepositional phrase.
He complained about the cold weather.
Several customers complained to the manager because the service was much slower than usual.
Although the staff worked tirelessly to resolve the technical issues, the shareholders complained that the lack of communication during the crisis was unacceptable.
The verb is intransitive and typically takes the prepositions 'about' or 'of' before the subject of the grievance, or 'to' before the recipient.
She complained the noise.She complained about the noise.Complain is intransitive and cannot take a direct object; it requires a preposition like 'about' or 'of'.