gripe
gripe
Definition
gripe (grīp)
transitive verb griped, grip′·ing
- Archaic
- to grasp; clutch
- to distress; oppress; afflict
- to cause sudden, sharp pain in the bowels of
- ☆ Slang to annoy; irritate
Etymology: ME gripen < OE grīpan, to seize, akin to Ger greifen < IE base *ghreib-, to grasp, akin to base of grab
intransitive verb
- to feel sharp pains in the bowels
- ☆ Slang to complain; grumble
noun
- the pressure or pain of something distressing or afflicting
- a sudden, sharp pain in the bowels: usually used in pl.
- Rare a handle
- a device that grips
- Naut. hooks, straps, etc. for holding a ship's boat in place
- ☆ Slang a complaint
- Archaic
- a grasping or clutching
- control; mastery
grip′er noun
gripe*
Synonyms
gripe*
n.
gripe
Synonyms
gripe
v.
gripe
Usage Examples
Preposition: about
- book: My only real gripe about the book is the standard of some of the photographs.
Object
- pain: Infacol is given to babies to relieve griping pain, infant colic or wind due to trapped air.
Converse of object
- have: I have a gripe about family rooms in pubs.
- get: Got a gripe or a compliment or something to say?
- hear: All teachers have heard the old gripes, why should I have to learn fractions?
- find: I struggled to find any gripes about this hardware.
Adjective modifier
- minor: I have however, one minor, tiny little gripe, directed mainly at the media.
- big: The biggest gripe most people will have is with game saves.
- only: My only gripe about the article; my picture should have been larger than Nadine's!
- main: My main gripe is the absence of two- player levels.
- major: The major gripe I have with them is they do not pay " on.. .
- real: My real gripe is against the hot air hand drier.
Modifies a noun
- water: Runs on milk, Baby oil and gripe water.
- site: This is a gripe site and most people like to gripe at you.
- session: Will meet with all research students ( gripe session ) quarterly.
Modifying Another Word
- about: You'd think they'd like to trim some of the costs of tech support that their always griping about ).
- only: Well, I'll get my one and only gripe out of the way now.
- n't: Q. Why ca n't gripe water be given to babies under a month old?
- still: You want to be dominated but still gripe about it.
- not: I'm not griping or even criticizing, I'm just asking why?
