as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game
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1
as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
constant complaints from the customers griped her to the point where she started snapping back
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2
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away
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Recent Examples of gripe
Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Civil Pours sidesteps a lot of these gripes by using a rotary evaporator (rotovap) in their East End Toronto distillery.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2024
Or certainly get tagged on social media for a fan to gripe.
—Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
When almost your whole league gets a bid, what's your gripe?
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Civil Pours sidesteps a lot of these gripes by using a rotary evaporator (rotovap) in their East End Toronto distillery.
—Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Eavesdropper listened to protesters chant, students gripe, and counterprotesters try to set off schisms.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2024
Or certainly get tagged on social media for a fan to gripe.
—Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gripe
Noun
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When in use, the motor produced a slightly audible whistle/whine.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
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Fittingly, its most art-averse detractors responded with an awful lot of whine.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The game was tied at 25 with 7:22 left in the first half, but Florida Southwestern was clearly annoyed by the constant pressure.CJ Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Mostly we are annoyed by inane thickets of regulation and are suckers for a politician who vows to sweep them aside.Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Many residents at the town hall complained about feeling unsafe at their local Giant or Weis supermarkets, seeing panhandlers, loitering and graffiti in and around these areas.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the agency’s top Middle East diplomats complained in private that they were sidelined by Biden’s National Security Council.Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
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At first, the school board reacted to the complaints by saying parents could have their children excused from the class when the new textbooks were being used or discussed.David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Attorneys for the owner said in a statement that the owner and the DOJ reached the agreement, which was reached immediately after the complaint was filed, to avoid prolonged litigation.Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The latter group ultimately just couldn’t be bothered to get off their couches.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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Vlasic is not bothered by this but does have a suggestion for the NHL.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The ultimate effect is paradoxical: the more that Valéry eliminates the ghost of pain and passion from the logical machinery of his work, the starker and more affecting the moans and cries of the ghost become.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Against Notre Dame, the collective moan in the Coliseum with yet another last-minute loss because of Riley’s poor play calling was the breaking point for this lifelong Trojan.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Pretty much since the first day Fortnite Chapter 6 season 1 launched, players have been complaining that XP across the game’s various modes either felt nerfed or bugged.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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My eyes must have bugged all the way out of my head.Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Gripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gripe. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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