I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gripe water
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I might even have griped about my existence with the Gorengs and thought wistfully of alternatives.
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I remember griping about Cabaret for about an hour.
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So most of the troops griped about the Tinker-toy.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I left the house because I wasn't in the mood to listen to Maude's gripes.
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Students' main gripe is the poor quality of the dorm food.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And it's time to put the team before any individual gripes.
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My only gripe is that it could have been bigger.
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Still, despite the gripes about the already-crowded playing field, more investors are lining up.
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The familiar mainland gripe of skill shortages is rarely heard in Northern Ireland.
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The one minor gripe I have is that the Pioneer doesn't have mudguards.