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griping::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | colic, gripes, intestinal colic |
| Type of | hurting, pain |
| Has types | lead colic, painter's colic |
Examples of griping
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Beyond that, there was actually far less griping about the list than I expected.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Leaman couldn't be griping with his team with the effort they gave on this night.
From the timesunion.com
Could everyone that is griping please get realistic and leave these people alone?
From the al.com
He has done everything we've asked of him, switching positions without griping.
From the jsonline.com
All that griping about how models'slender proportions are completely unrealistic?
From the huffingtonpost.com
At first glance, the data suggest that small business owners should stop griping.
From the businessweek.com
That is, unless they were griping about slow play or how poor their round was.
From the inrich.com
It was mostly people griping about the shortage of bread or the price of gasoline.
From the time.com
That means fierce debate and, yes, some pretty caustic griping about problems.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- 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.
