1
as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
constant complaints from the customers griped her to the point where she started snapping back
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2
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away
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Recent Examples of griped
The administration has griped about the large fines that the EU has levied as a result of their privacy laws and antitrust laws that are significantly more stringent and enforced more frequently in Europe than in the United States.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Older alums griped, but optics prevailed—the new version popped on television.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Older alums griped, but optics prevailed—the new version popped on television.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for griped
Verb
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In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Christian is annoyed by Max’s temporary tyranny and overall seems … normal.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, after Combs complained at length at his sentencing hearing last week about the conditions at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, the Bad Boy Records founder now wants to be relocated to a much cushier low-security facility in New Jersey.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Bob Say, owner of Los Angeles’ Freakbeat Records, for one, isn’t all that bothered.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The clutter bothered Counsell during his first year on the job.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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When the Target employees announced the launch, the fans screamed and were called up to the counter one by one.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman screamed on the mound.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The decision by Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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And the web designer from South Dakota certainly must have irritated her former final two ally Vince Panaro on her way out of the Big Brother house.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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His not winning it was considered a failure, and that bugged him.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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From the other room, the victim moaned.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Leatherface attacks, but the real villains turn out to be the townsfolk who persecuted the Sawyers after the original massacre.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Griped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/griped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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