gripe

(grīp)

v. griped, grip·ing, gripes

v.intr.

1. Informal To complain naggingly or petulantly; grumble.

2. To have sharp pains in the bowels.

v.tr.

1. Informal To irritate; annoy: Her petty complaints really gripe me.

2. To cause sharp pain in the bowels of.

3. To grasp; seize.

4. To oppress or afflict.

1. Informal A complaint.

2. gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels.

3. A firm hold; a grasp.

4. A grip; a handle.

[Middle English gripen, to seize, from Old English grīpan.]

grip′er n.

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griper

noun

Informal. A person who habitually complains or grumbles:

complainer, crab, faultfinder, grouch, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, whiner.

Informal: crank, grouser.

Slang: bellyacher, sorehead, sourpuss.

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