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Raregripe
The correct spelling is gripe.
How to pronounce gripe
/ɡɹʌɪp/
nounIPA: /ɡɹʌɪp/
Say it like: Gri-pe
The correct spelling is gripe. A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. For example: "the gripe of a sword"
Usage Examples
“the gripe of a sword”
“the gripe of poverty”
“What's griping you?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
- 2.A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
- 3.Grasp; clutch; grip
- 4.That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
- 5.A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
verb
- 1.To complain; to whine.
- 2.To annoy or bother.
- 3.To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
- 4.To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
- 5.To suffer griping pains.
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