griped; griping
1
: to complain with grumbling
Students griped about having too much homework.
2
: to experience gripes
2
: to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of
griper
noun
Synonyms
Examples of gripe in a Sentence
Verb
All of the workers were griping about the new regulations.
The students griped that they had too much homework.
Noun
I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
There’s no reason Disney executives couldn’t do the same here, accepting that some critics would gripe about sustainability at Tomorrowland but knowing that far more fans would absolutely love it — and that the move would probably win Disney some new fans, too.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines ranked last on the list for U.S. airlines, only scoring 1.11 out of 5 with customers complaining about the cost — browsing starts at $3.99, according to Spirit — as well as griping at a lack of connectivity at all.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Executives argue that the changes are minimal, but others say conservative push back and gripes from white male employees are killing diversity initiatives.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
When millennials gripe that they get blamed for everything, in other words, the accusers might be onto something.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
This isn’t the first time in recent years that consumers have balked at menu price hikes, or taken to social media to gripe about them.
—Christine Romans, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
To complain that the government of Florida is interfering with the University of Florida is akin to griping that the government is interfering with the government.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
Liam Gallagher is once again griping about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — this time about the class of nominees.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
But for Cole, those same gripes have arguably applied to him even more.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
For gripes about the stale array of doctor’s-office magazines, there has been Larry.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
As Swifties learn about football from watching the Chiefs games that the superstar attends, some men have been complaining that Swift is somehow taking over the broadcasts and drawing the focus away from the sport, a gripe that doesn’t worry Eovaldi.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
Then there are the more general complaints swirling around his age — a mélange of gripes that simultaneously naysay his inexperience and warn that his appealing youthful luster may have worn thin by 2027.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
One gripe is that the swim-up rooms at this family-friendly resort are only available for guests 18 and up.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
My only real gripe is that the Link 2 still uses USB-A.
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—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
My only gripe with the restaurant has been thin pancakes that fell flat, but even there I’m charmed by a surprise cocoa crumble in the vanilla mascarpone mousse.
—Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
At one point, Privat griped that a certain Hong Kong restaurant had plagiarized his concept.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
There’s no reason Disney executives couldn’t do the same here, accepting that some critics would gripe about sustainability at Tomorrowland but knowing that far more fans would absolutely love it — and that the move would probably win Disney some new fans, too.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines ranked last on the list for U.S. airlines, only scoring 1.11 out of 5 with customers complaining about the cost — browsing starts at $3.99, according to Spirit — as well as griping at a lack of connectivity at all.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Executives argue that the changes are minimal, but others say conservative push back and gripes from white male employees are killing diversity initiatives.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
When millennials gripe that they get blamed for everything, in other words, the accusers might be onto something.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
This isn’t the first time in recent years that consumers have balked at menu price hikes, or taken to social media to gripe about them.
—Christine Romans, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
To complain that the government of Florida is interfering with the University of Florida is akin to griping that the government is interfering with the government.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Mar. 2024
Liam Gallagher is once again griping about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — this time about the class of nominees.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024
Noun
Her warm personal essays dispense insights into grace, mercy, hope, and faith by combining the profound with the profane, depth with deprecation, and gratitude with gripes.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
But for Cole, those same gripes have arguably applied to him even more.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
For gripes about the stale array of doctor’s-office magazines, there has been Larry.
—Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
As Swifties learn about football from watching the Chiefs games that the superstar attends, some men have been complaining that Swift is somehow taking over the broadcasts and drawing the focus away from the sport, a gripe that doesn’t worry Eovaldi.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
Then there are the more general complaints swirling around his age — a mélange of gripes that simultaneously naysay his inexperience and warn that his appealing youthful luster may have worn thin by 2027.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
One gripe is that the swim-up rooms at this family-friendly resort are only available for guests 18 and up.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
My only real gripe is that the Link 2 still uses USB-A.
Other Good Instax Cameras and Printers
Fujifilm is constantly refreshing its Instax lineup, adding new features like parallax correction and faster USB-C charging, which almost all Instax cameras now offer.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
My only gripe with the restaurant has been thin pancakes that fell flat, but even there I’m charmed by a surprise cocoa crumble in the vanilla mascarpone mousse.
—Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Gripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gripe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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gripe
1 of 2 verb
griped; griping
1
archaic
: to seize firmly : grip
2
b
: irritate sense 1, vex
laziness gripes our teacher
3
: to cause or experience spasms of pain in the intestines
4
griper
noun
gripe
2 of 2 noun2
3
: a spasm of pain in the intestines
Medical Definition
gripe
1 of 2 verb
griped; griping
: to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of
: to experience gripes
gripe
2 of 2 noun
: a pinching spasmodic intestinal pain
—usually used in plural
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