griped

verb

Definition of gripednext
past tense of gripe
1
as in annoyed
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 complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away

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  1. annoyed
  2. complained
  3. bothered
Verb
  • Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Leanna Lenee, the fiancée of Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, is setting the record straight after social media users accused her of being annoyed at him for taking pictures with fans.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of annoyed
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  • Crypto companies have long complained that banks won't work with them due to regulatory scrutiny, although regulators say banks are free to lend to crypto firms that follow the law.
    Hannah Lang, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • No, Kiffin complained on X, formerly Twitter, as Penn State was crushing SMU.
    Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of complained
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  • The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.
    John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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