gripes in English

noun

1

a complaint, especially a trivial one.

his biggest gripe is that he has lost his sense of privacy

synonyms: complaint, grumble, grouse, grievance, objection, cavil, quibble, niggle, moan, beef, kvetch, whinge

2

gastric or intestinal pain; colic.

Plenty of time for late night blogging while coping with teething, chronic gripe and insomnia from 4am feeds.

3

an act of grasping tightly.

Do we know that there is a possibility, on any terms, of unclasping the firm gripe of this little Hand, which was laid upon me before I came into the world?

4

lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.

The whole operation is performed by one man only in the boat, who, by simply paying off a rope, unlashes and frees the boat from the ship's gripes .

verb

1

express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial.

they gripe about the busywork

synonyms: complain, grumble, grouse, protest, whine, bleat, moan, bellyache, beef, bitch, kvetch, whinge

2

affect with gastric or intestinal pain.

it gripes my belly like a green apple

3

grasp tightly; clutch.

Hilyard griped his dagger

4

secure (a boat) with gripes.

The boat must be fully griped in at the davits and the harbour stop pins must be out.

5

(of a ship) turn to face the wind in spite of the helm.

I had occasion to observe the vessel griped to windward considerably.

noun

• colic, griping

noun

• complaint, grumble, grouse, grievance, objection, cavil, quibble, niggle, moan, beef, kvetch, whinge
• bitch, squawk, kick, beef

verb

• complain, grumble, grouse, protest, whine, bleat, moan, bellyache, beef, bitch, kvetch, whinge, kvetch
• bitch, holler, squawk, bellyache, beef, crab, grouse

Use "gripes" in a sentence

1. She's a third-year girl that gripes my liver.

2. A bailiff said " ex-cons with gripes against the state " is your specialty.

3. Synonyms for Complains include gripes, grumbles, beefs, bellyaches, bleats, carps, grouses, moans, objects and protests

4. To have the literal Collywobbles is to experience an upset stomach, a bellyache or the gripes

5. Synonyms for Bellyaches include stomachaches, tummyaches, stomach aches, indigestion, colic, gripes, stitches, heartburn, dyspepsia and gastro

6. What that figure suggests is that Livingstone has become the vessel into which all the assorted gripes against Blairism have collected.

7. Dioscorides (De materia medica) attributes many medical properties to balsam, such as expelling menstrual flow; being an abortifacient; moving the urine; assisting breathing and conception; being an antidote for aconitum and snakebite; treating pleurisy, pneumonia, cough, sciatica, epilepsy, vertigo, asthma, and gripes.

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