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gripe

The correct spelling is gripe.

How to pronounce gripe

/ɡɹʌɪp/
noun

IPA: /ɡɹʌɪp/

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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. 1.A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
  2. 2.A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
  3. 3.Grasp; clutch; grip
  4. 4.That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
  5. 5.A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.

verb

  1. 1.To complain; to whine.
  2. 2.To annoy or bother.
  3. 3.To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
  4. 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. 5.To suffer griping pains.

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