gripe

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gripe[1,verb] gripe[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹gripe
Pronunciation: 'grIp
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): griped; grip·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grIpan; akin to Old High German grIfan to grasp, Lithuanian griebti
transitive verb
1 archaic : SEIZE, GRASP
2 a : AFFLICT, DISTRESS b : IRRITATE, VEX
3 : to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of
intransitive verb
1 : to experience gripes
2 : to complain with grumbling
- grip·er noun