n.
Pronunciation: ' gr ī p
Function: verb
Inflected Form: griped ; grip · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gr ī pan; akin to Old High German gr ī fan to grasp, Lithuanian griebti
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 archaic : SEIZE , GRASP
2 a : AFFLICT , DISTRESS b : IRRITATE , VEX
3 : to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of
intransitive verb
1 : to experience gripes
2 : to complain with grumbling
– grip · er noun