I. verb
to complain emphatically and often petulantly
students griping about the cafeteria food
Synonyms: ||beef, ||bellyache, ||bitch, bleat, ||blow off, crab, ||crib, fuss, kvetch, squawk, yammer, yawp ( or yaup); compare complain
Related Word: brawl, kick, take on; croak, grouch, grouse, grumble, murmur, mutter
Contrasted words: applaud, approve, cheer; rejoice; accept, bear, endure, tolerate
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: hold , clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, grapple, grasp, grip, tenure
2.
usually gripes plural
Synonyms: stomachache , bellyache, colic, collywobbles