griping
noun
[ ˈɡrʌɪpɪŋ ]
• the action or fact of complaining in a persistent, irritating way.
• "from all the griping people like to do about internet service providers, you'd expect that few users are happy with them"
griping
adjective
• complaining in a persistent, irritating way.
• "a bunch of griping teenagers"
• (of pain in the stomach or intestines) sharp and occurring suddenly or spasmodically.
• "I've got terrible griping pains and I can't eat anything"
gripe
verb
• complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.
• "it's no use griping about your boss or your pay"
Similar:
complain,
grumble,
moan,
groan,
protest,
whine,
bleat,
mither,
twine,
grouse,
bellyache,
beef,
bitch,
grouch,
kick up a fuss,
knock,
whinge,
chunter,
create,
be on at someone,
kvetch,
• grasp tightly; clutch.
• "Hilyard griped his dagger"
• secure (a boat) with gripes.
• (of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman.
Origin:
Old English grīpan ‘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.
