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gripes::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | colic, griping, intestinal colic |
| Type of | hurting, pain |
| Has types | lead colic, painter's colic |
Examples of gripes
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To Joy, those gripes sound a lot like the pot calling the kettle fast and loose.
From the usatoday.com
Christopher has also had his share of gripes with TV and broadband provider Sky.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Maori have the Waitangi Tribunal and that's where their gripes should be raised.
From the nbr.co.nz
All the gripes about the business climate seem like muttering about the weather.
From the economist.com
Regardless of my small gripes, this is still one of the must play games of 2012.
From the smh.com.au
Everyone gripes about his or her job, no matter how appealing the work may sound.
From the sltrib.com
Official corruption is among the populace's greatest gripes against the regime.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There were gripes that he was too low-key and not attuned to the superstar crowd.
From the freep.com
Put your cards on the table and go public with your list of gripes against him.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Complain; "What was he hollering about?"
- Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
- (griping) colic: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
- Arena Gripe is an indoor sporting arena located in Split, Croatia. It is part of Sport Recreation Center (SRC). It features two halls. The capacity of the lesser arena is 3,500 people. The seating capacity of the larger one is 6,000. It is currently home to the KK Split basketball team. ...
- A gripe is a simple form of clamp used in building a clinker boat, for temporarily holding the strake which is being fitted onto the one to which it is to be attached. ...
- A complaint; a petty concern; The name of a specific wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems; To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something); To seize, grasp; To complain; to whine
- (Griping) The action of grip[p]ing, clutching, grasping, or seizing tenaciously, especially with the hands, arms, claws, and the like.
- (264) [Archaic] to grasp or clutch; to distress; oppress; afflict.
- A sailing vessel gripes when, by poor design or imbalance of sail, it tends to end up with its bow into the wind when sailing close-hauled. The sails flap around, forward progress is halted and she is very hard to steer. On land, the term means to complain, complain, complain.
