complaining about various things

complaining

— adjective expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment a complaining boss

about Preposition

— You use about to say what subject something is related to. Let's not talk about her problems. — If something moves about, it moves this way and that way. He walked about the place, looking everywhere. — Having to do with, concerning, regarding. I will talk about dogs.

about Adverb

— You use about before a number or amount, to say that it may be a little more or a little less. We're here just about every week. About two years ago, I started skiing.

about Adjective

— Something is about to happen, it will happen very soon; almost going to happen. Please be seated. We're about to begin.

various Adjective

— Various ways, types, kinds, etc. are many different ones. I've made the dish a number of times in various ways. It's never the same. What are the differences between the various types of bottled water?

various Determiner

— You use various to identify more than one thing without saying exactly which ones. Various books have been taken. There are various ways to fix the problem. You have broken various of the rules.

things

— noun any movable possession (especially articles of clothing) she packed her things and left