GRIPING Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words

griping 1 of 2

adjective

as in complaining

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griping

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verb

present participle of gripe

as in annoying

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 screaming

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away

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They are said to have been close, with Iger providing notes on Marvel projects and griping about compensation issues to the comic book impresario (both topics expected to be addressed in the book). — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The trick is to avoid second-guessing, worrying, griping or doing other things that waste time, according to Schore. — CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Enjoy that possibility, rather than griping about the lack of historic pedigree between two finalists with only one Cup title apiece. — Greg Cote june 10, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 The return of Rachel Reilly was gloriously entertaining, there was no static majority alliance simply mowing down the opposition, and there were griping eliminations along the way. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 There’s a bit of griping about the power of Michele Kang in women’s football. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 May 2026 It’s made clear that the chief antagonist is Philip, who starts off by griping that Madeleine isn’t confining herself to her half of the suite. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026 For all those reasons and more, Reddit users are furious with the change, griping about the move in a barrage of angry posts. — Jon Christian, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026 Everybody was griping about it. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of complaining

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Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of annoying

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Research on hitting objects does not support it as a way to reduce anger, and there are too few studies of screaming to conclude its effects.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Onstage, Slayyyter, whose real name is Catherine Grace Garner, is a force, constantly moving around the stage, thrashing her head along to the music and screaming the lyrics to her songs.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of screaming

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For example, companies that benefit from customers not bothering to cancel subscriptions, compare prices, or search for better deals have taken a beating in recent weeks.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
If neck pain keeps coming back or the lines bothering you keep getting deeper, talk with a doctor or dermatologist instead of relying on a gadget alone.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bothering

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Tactics such as ragebait have only added to the fatigue, irritating enthusiasts already frustrated by the relentless churn of slop.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
The first step to brighter-looking underarms is figuring out what might be irritating them in the first place.

— Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of irritating

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For a cold moment the silence locked a grip on our table, though it was broken, at the edges, by the golf commentators moaning and harrumphing, Rory McIlroy having had a canary on a seventeenth fairway somewhere this championship Sunday.

— Kevin Barry, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
By the time Fowler gave up trying to put one in Carruthers, DiLiberato could hear her client moaning and see blood oozing out of his puncture wounds.

— Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026

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