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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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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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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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
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
Many of these issues have been consistent gripes by tennis players, who lack the organized unions seen in sports like the NFL, NBA and MLB.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
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
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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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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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One activist said the group is aware of the concerns, as well as worries about noise complaints, but counter that with the changing tactics of ICE agents in their communities, residents are also looking for new, flexible, grassroots ways to alert people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the night, the combative progressive suggested the results would not be known until Wednesday or later after the Texas Supreme Court blocked a Dallas judge who ordered polls to stay open two extra hours after complaints from voters who were turned away.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 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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In Whale’s picture, the bride doesn’t talk — only screams or hisses like an irritated cat — and is brought to life 5 minutes before the credits roll.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The picture with a bald eagle might be photoshopped, but the image screams America, right?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 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
Verb
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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 7 Mar. 2026.
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