gripe
/ɡɹaɪp/ verb C2- To complain; to whine.
- To annoy or bother. · What's griping you?
- To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
- To suffer griping pains.
He/she/it gripes · Past griped · Past participle griped · -ing form griping
Verb forms
- Base form
- gripe
- He/she/it
- gripes
- Past
- griped
- Past participle
- griped
- -ing form
- griping
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