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The correct spelling is griping.

How to pronounce griping

verb

Say it like: Gri-pin-g

The correct spelling is griping. To complain; to whine. For example: "What's griping you?"

Usage Examples

What's griping you?

Meanings

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.

noun

  1. 1.Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

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