as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game
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1
as in annoys
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 complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away
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Recent Examples of gripes
Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
To that end, notable Nanos squabbles this week included one with NewsNation and another with Newsmax, which made the faces receiving his gripes Brian Entin and John Huddy, respectively.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
One of Ronaldo’s gripes seems to be that not all Saudi Pro League sides are treated equally.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
But the willingness to include more artists leaves critics’, viewers’, and performers’ existing Grammy gripes feeling particularly egregious.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
His gripes are reasonable given UCLA was the only Big Ten team to play five of its first seven conference games on the road – a stretch in which the Bruins went 4-3, with each of their losses coming away from Westwood.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
This new season mostly sticks to the original premise—the host, Jonathan Goldstein, solves his guests’ unresolved gripes—but many of the episodes are themselves clear beneficiaries of the show’s hiatus.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Minor gripes get blown out of proportion as the moon and Mercury clash.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Margolick devotes much space to the writers’ quarrels, their gripes, their resentment of one another.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, Jaworski and Guzman focused on long-standing city gripes about the way the state distributes revenues to Chicago and other cities.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Health and environment worries Health concerns related to the plant also top many residents’ lists of data center gripes.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
To that end, notable Nanos squabbles this week included one with NewsNation and another with Newsmax, which made the faces receiving his gripes Brian Entin and John Huddy, respectively.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
One of Ronaldo’s gripes seems to be that not all Saudi Pro League sides are treated equally.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
But the willingness to include more artists leaves critics’, viewers’, and performers’ existing Grammy gripes feeling particularly egregious.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
His gripes are reasonable given UCLA was the only Big Ten team to play five of its first seven conference games on the road – a stretch in which the Bruins went 4-3, with each of their losses coming away from Westwood.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
This new season mostly sticks to the original premise—the host, Jonathan Goldstein, solves his guests’ unresolved gripes—but many of the episodes are themselves clear beneficiaries of the show’s hiatus.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Minor gripes get blown out of proportion as the moon and Mercury clash.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Margolick devotes much space to the writers’ quarrels, their gripes, their resentment of one another.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Frequently, the two will play up the minor age difference, with Mescal rolling his eyes every time O’Connor gripes about something timely and trendy.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, Jaworski and Guzman focused on long-standing city gripes about the way the state distributes revenues to Chicago and other cities.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gripes
Verb
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Think of something that annoys you, connect it to masculinity by adding bro, and proceed as though that bro were a category of person.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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One of its two young sibling protagonists, Amber (Bianca Belle), channels her feelings about the recent death of her mother into drawings of creatures born out of her troubled imagination, some of whom enact violence against the classmate who annoys her.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Every once in a while, a customer complains about the lascivious photos in the loo, but The Charles’ owners brush it off.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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More funds would continue to be diverted to maintaining borrowing—something Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio often complains about.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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BrokerCheck will show you a broker’s employment history, licensing information, and any regulatory actions, arbitrations, or customer complaints.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The firm interviewed dozens of witnesses, Callender and three women who filed complaints against him alleging misconduct.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Travelers are advised to inspect hotel rooms upon arrival and use precautions like plastic bags or luggage liners to prevent bringing bed bugs home.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Check the head and base and foot of the bed, peeling back the top sheet to look for evidence on mattress covers, box springs, dust ruffles, and the headboard—and most importantly, the mattress seams and piping because bed bugs like to hide in cracks and crevices.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Nothing screams elegance quite like a french bob.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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His college playoff run this season screams yes.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The business of the midterms is the redress of old grievances and the introduction of new characters.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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There’s a rabble-rousing politician with grievances galore.—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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One thing that bothers him, though, is the calls from GVA asking for cash to shore up financing on the underwater properties as loan rates skyrocketed and monthly debt servicing led to losses.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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Most people are able to put the splint away once their plantar fasciitis no longer bothers them.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Gripes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gripes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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