ConnectWord · Ages 8-80 · In use
chialer
To complain, whine or gripe nonstop. A 'chialeux' is someone who's always complaining.
Arrête de chialer, c'est juste un devoir. (Stop whining, it's just homework.)
For parents and educators
Harmless and very common. Parents get accused of chialer too.
Where it came from
Originally 'to cry'. In Québec it took on the sense of constant complaining.
Also heard as
chiâler, chialeux, chialeuse, chialage