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gripe

/ɡrʌɪp

verb

1 [no object] informal Complain about something in a persistent, irritating way: it’s no use griping about your boss or your pay [with direct speech]: ‘Holidays make no difference to Simon,’ Pat griped...

For weeks I griped and complained about the fact that my boxes hadn't arrived from England yet.
We chunter through each day, grumbling, griping and groaning.
They will grumble, they will gripe, they will moan about waiting lists and rotten food.

2 [with object] (usually as adjective griping) Affect with gastric or intestinal pain: spasmodic griping pains...

Nowadays an infusion of coriander is recommended for relieving flatulence, bloating and griping pains, as well as for suppressing the lingering smell of garlic.
It started to gripe my stomach too.
Sometimes the griping pain was so severe that she screamed and tossed in the bed.

3 [with object] archaic Grasp tightly; clutch: Hilyard griped his dagger

4 [with object] Nautical Secure (a boat) with gripes.The boat must be fully griped in at the davits and the harbour stop pins must be out.

5 [no object] Sailing (Of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman.I had occasion to observe the vessel griped to windward considerably.

noun

1 informal A minor complaint: my only gripe is the size of the page numbers...

These are all relatively minor gripes, admittedly.
Our minor gripes were far out-weighed by some superb service and good quality food.
Though it seemed a legitimate gripe, complaining did no good.

2 [mass noun] Gastric or intestinal pain; colic: seeing your tiny baby suffering with wind and gripe...

Plenty of time for late night blogging while coping with teething, chronic gripe and insomnia from 4am feeds.
Andres was suffering from gripe and sinus problems for a couple weeks.
When I brought him home he slept and then he started to cry loudly and I thought he had gripe.

3 archaic An act of grasping something tightly: he seized me by the arms with a rude gripe...

Do we know that there is a possibility, on any terms, of unclasping the firm gripe of this little Hand, which was laid upon me before I came into the world?
Holding me with a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he with many oaths threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet.

4 (gripes) Nautical Lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.The whole operation is performed by one man only in the boat, who, by simply paying off a rope, unlashes and frees the boat from the ship's gripes....

As soon as we lowered the starboard action boat to the next deck the gripes of the boat caught and we had to cut them with an axe.

Derivatives

griper

noun ...

But that's not what the gripers are really complaining about.
You can silence the gripers, but they'll come back later and undermine the effort.
Next to the defeated politician, the writer is the most vocal and inventive griper on earth.

Origin

Old English grīpan 'grasp, clutch', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen 'seize', also to grip and grope. sense 2 of the verb dates from the 17th century; sense 1 of the verb, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.

单词	gripe
释义	gripe /ɡrʌɪp / verb 1 [no object] informal Complain about something in a persistent, irritating way: it’s no use griping about your boss or your pay [with direct speech]: ‘Holidays make no difference to Simon,’ Pat griped... For weeks I griped and complained about the fact that my boxes hadn't arrived from England yet. We chunter through each day, grumbling, griping and groaning. They will grumble, they will gripe, they will moan about waiting lists and rotten food. 2 [with object] (usually as adjective griping) Affect with gastric or intestinal pain: spasmodic griping pains... Nowadays an infusion of coriander is recommended for relieving flatulence, bloating and griping pains, as well as for suppressing the lingering smell of garlic. It started to gripe my stomach too. Sometimes the griping pain was so severe that she screamed and tossed in the bed. 3 [with object] archaic Grasp tightly; clutch: Hilyard griped his dagger 4 [with object] Nautical Secure (a boat) with gripes.The boat must be fully griped in at the davits and the harbour stop pins must be out. 5 [no object] Sailing (Of a ship) turn to face the wind despite the efforts of the helmsman.I had occasion to observe the vessel griped to windward considerably. noun 1 informal A minor complaint: my only gripe is the size of the page numbers... These are all relatively minor gripes, admittedly. Our minor gripes were far out-weighed by some superb service and good quality food. Though it seemed a legitimate gripe, complaining did no good. 2 [mass noun] Gastric or intestinal pain; colic: seeing your tiny baby suffering with wind and gripe... Plenty of time for late night blogging while coping with teething, chronic gripe and insomnia from 4am feeds. Andres was suffering from gripe and sinus problems for a couple weeks. When I brought him home he slept and then he started to cry loudly and I thought he had gripe. 3 archaic An act of grasping something tightly: he seized me by the arms with a rude gripe... Do we know that there is a possibility, on any terms, of unclasping the firm gripe of this little Hand, which was laid upon me before I came into the world? Holding me with a strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he with many oaths threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet. 4 (gripes) Nautical Lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.The whole operation is performed by one man only in the boat, who, by simply paying off a rope, unlashes and frees the boat from the ship's gripes.... As soon as we lowered the starboard action boat to the next deck the gripes of the boat caught and we had to cut them with an axe. Derivatives griper noun ... But that's not what the gripers are really complaining about. You can silence the gripers, but they'll come back later and undermine the effort. Next to the defeated politician, the writer is the most vocal and inventive griper on earth. Origin Old English grīpan 'grasp, clutch', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen 'seize', also to grip and grope. sense 2 of the verb dates from the 17th century; sense 1 of the verb, of US origin, dates from the 1930s. Rhymes hype, mistype, pipe, ripe, sipe, skype, slype, snipe, stripe, swipe, tripe, type, wipe
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