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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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
Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket.
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Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Actors Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra griped about the smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Jaylen Brown has griped often this season about how he and his Celtics are officiated.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Robinson griped about his usage under Daboll often in New York, something the Giants only resolved in 2025 once Mike Kafka reclaimed playcalling.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
One part of the show that didn’t align with this viewpoint was the casting of Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, a traveling performer from Dorne who charms Dunk, and some on social media have griped about the actress being in the show.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
As the whole business dragged on, the atmosphere started to seem less like a game show and more like the late-night Jerry Lewis telethons of the 1970s, in which a tired but pumped Lewis alternately griped at the audience, broke into maudlin emotion, or jumped up to welcome a new guest.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
From the beginning of the Australian Open, fans have griped about both the complexity and the cost of ESPN’s current offering.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Actors Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra griped about the smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Jaylen Brown has griped often this season about how he and his Celtics are officiated.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Robinson griped about his usage under Daboll often in New York, something the Giants only resolved in 2025 once Mike Kafka reclaimed playcalling.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
One part of the show that didn’t align with this viewpoint was the casting of Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle, a traveling performer from Dorne who charms Dunk, and some on social media have griped about the actress being in the show.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
As the whole business dragged on, the atmosphere started to seem less like a game show and more like the late-night Jerry Lewis telethons of the 1970s, in which a tired but pumped Lewis alternately griped at the audience, broke into maudlin emotion, or jumped up to welcome a new guest.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
From the beginning of the Australian Open, fans have griped about both the complexity and the cost of ESPN’s current offering.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for griped
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To Henry, this would have been for the greater good of English football, but the reaction was again one of anger and Henry was annoyed that the idea was killed off.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the president doesn’t get annoyed with him once or twice.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Staff have complained that the current audio system periodically malfunctions during public comment or while City Council members are speaking from the dais.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The issue of high ticket costs and resale scalping has been a topic of discussion among state and federal leaders for years, after the matter was thrust into the zeitgeist when fans complained about ticket sales for Taylor Swift's Eras concert tour.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Shuter is not bothered by such pesky details.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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One thing that bothered me in my career as a stylist was the cliché that the inspiration of the show is a certain period, and the designer did not see certain races in the casting.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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His confidence wasn’t loud, but his steady production screamed franchise pillar.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Akinsulie screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his ankle, thighs, hip and wrist.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
13 May 2026
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Some highbrow writers had a right to be irritated by the concept of chick lit, though that wasn’t the fault of chick lit authors themselves.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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His last-minute, mixmaster approach to closing out the transit negotiations irritated several participants, but the end result was a fiscally responsible and transformative restructuring of mass transit in northern Illinois.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Upon arriving at big-league camp this spring, Rojas said the different grip initially bugged him.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Griped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/griped. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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