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- Dictionarygripe/ɡrʌɪp/
verb
- 1. complain about something in a persistent, irritating way: informal "it's no use griping about your boss or your pay"
- 2. grasp tightly; clutch: archaic "Hilyard griped his dagger"
noun
- 1. a minor complaint: informal "my only gripe is the size of the page numbers"
- 2. gastric or intestinal pain; colic: "if your baby has gripe or is teething, we have the medication to help them"
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GRIPE definition: 1. a strong complaint: 2. to complain continuously about something in a way that is annoying: 3…. Learn more.
something that grips or clutches; a claw or grip. Nautical. a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits. Also called gripe piece. a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel.
: to complain with grumbling. Students griped about having too much homework. 2. : to experience gripes. transitive verb. 1. a. : irritate, vex. griped by the new regulations. b. : afflict, distress. 2. : to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of. 3. archaic : seize, grasp. griper noun. 2 of 2. noun.
GRIPE meaning: 1. a strong complaint: 2. to complain continuously about something in a way that is annoying: 3…. Learn more.
verb. 1. (intransitive) informal. to complain, esp in a persistent nagging manner. 2. to cause sudden intense pain in the intestines of (a person) or (of a person) to experience this pain. 3. (intransitive) nautical.
The word gripe, as both noun and verb, refers to a minor complaint. Why gripe about the size of the portions when the food is so awful? The key to gripe is that as complaints go, it's trivial. You don't gripe about your house burning down or the cost of medical care.
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. Throughout history, Americans have griped about taxes.
