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Raregriping
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.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.
noun
- 1.Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.
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