gripe
[verb]
Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, blow off, crab, crib, fuss, kvetch, squawk, yammer, yawp (or yaup)
[noun]
Synonyms: hold, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, grapple, grasp, grip, tenure, stomachache, bellyache, colic, collywobbles

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Contrasted words: applaud, approve, cheer, rejoice, accept, bear, endure, tolerate
Related Words: brawl, kick, take on, croak, grouch, grouse, grumble, murmur, mutter

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. gripe¹ /ɡraɪp/ verb [intransitive] informal
[Language: Old English; Origin: gripan 'to seize']
to complain about something in an annoying way Synonym : whinge
gripe about
Joe came in griping about how cold it was.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. gripe² noun informal

1. [countable] something unimportant that you complain about Synonym : complaint:
My main gripe was the price of refreshments.

2. the gripes old-fashioned sudden bad stomach pains

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲