Search results
gripe (about somebody/something) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way He's always griping about the people at work. Some members were griping about the new constitution.
Definition of griping adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the adjective griping is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for griping is from 1568, in the writing of Thomas Howell, poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
[transitive, intransitive] to hold something tightly synonym grasp grip something ‘Please don't go,’ he said, gripping her arm.; grip on to something She gripped on to the railing with both hands.
gripe. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English gripe1 /ɡraɪp/ verb [ intransitive] informal to complain about something in an annoying way SYN whinge gripe about Joe came in griping about how cold it was. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus gripe • I remember griping about Cabaret for about an hour. • I might even have ...
griping (plural gripings) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe . 1824 , John Mason Good, The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology :
gripe - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... grumble: soldiers griping about mess-hall food. n.
