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   gripe

   /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"
   • 3. secure (a boat) with gripes.
   • 4. (of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman.

   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"
   • 3. an act of grasping something tightly: archaic "he seized me by the arms with a rude gripe"
   • 4. lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.

   Word Origin Old Englishgrīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope; gripe (sense 1 of the verb), of US origin, dates from the 1930s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. griper noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does gripe mean?

   • queixa, queixar-se… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GRIPE definition: 1. a strong complaint: 2. to complain continuously about something in a way that is annoying: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does grip mean in English?

   • v. griped , grip·ing , gripes v. intr. 1. Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble. 2. To have sharp pains in the bowels. v.

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   What is a gripe piece called?

   • Also called: gripe piece d. 16. SYNONYMS 1. whine, mutter, carp, rail, bellyache. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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   What is a petty gripe?

   • It's the sort of gripe that makes you feel petty for dwelling on it but you nevertheless are annoyed by it on a daily basis. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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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.

   • English (US)

     GRIPE meaning: 1. a strong complaint: 2. to complain...

   • Znaczenie Gripe, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     GRIPE definicja: 1. a strong complaint: 2. to complain...

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     GRIPE translate: 抱怨，怨言，牢騷. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     GRIPE translate: ворчать . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     GRIPE translate: biadolić. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     GRIPE translate: queixa, queixar-se. Learn more in the...

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     GRIPE translate: 抱怨，怨言，牢骚. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     MEANWHILE definition: 1. until something expected happens,...

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   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.

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   Gripe definition: to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.. See examples of GRIPE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of GRIPE is to complain with grumbling. How to use gripe in a sentence.

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   1. (intr) informal to complain, esp in a persistent nagging manner. 2. (Pathology) to cause sudden intense pain in the intestines of (a person) or (of a person) to experience this pain.

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   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.