Don't gripe about petty stuff like this!
Source: tatoeba (5270329)
Gripe
//ɡɹaɪp//
Synonyms for "gripe" (336 found)
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cleavecleave toclenchclinchclingcling toclingingclipclutchclutchescoliccollywobblescommandcomplaincomplainingcomplaintcompressconstipationcontrolconvulse
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costivenesscrabcrampcribcroakcrucifycutdeath gripdeprivationdestitutiondestructive criticismdevildiarrheadiscomposedissentdistemperdisturbdogdominationdominiondraindrive up the walldysenterydyspepsiaearacheembraceempty purseexasperateexcruciateexercisefashfaultfindingfesterfirm holdfluxfootholdfootingfreeze tofretfret and fumefussgallgetgive paingnawgnawinggrapplegrategrievancegrindgrinding povertygripgripesgripinggroangroaninggrouchgrousegrousinggrowlgrumblegrumblinggruntgut-achehandhand-to-mouth existencehandshang onhang on toharassharrowharryheadacheheartburnhecklehectorhelm
Related words (168)
hemicraniaholdhold fasthold onhold on tohold tighthollerhomelessnesshoundhowlhughurtimpoverishmentindigenceindigestioninflameinflict painirkiron gripiron hand
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irregularityirritatejurisdictionkeep hold ofkickkickingkidnapkill by incheslaceratelacklay hold oflienterylodge a complaintmartyrmartyrizemastershipmasterymegrimmendicancymiffmigrainemoanmoaningmolestmoneylessnessmurmurmurmuringmutternagnaggingnecessitousnessnecessityneedneedinessneedlenettlenever let gonipnudzhobjectionobstipationodontalgiaotalgiapalmpangpartakepauperismpauperizationpeevepeevishnesspenurypersecutepesterpet peevepetulancepickpick onpiercepiqueplaguepluck the beardpocketpossesspotherpowerpressureprickprivationprolong the agonyprotestprovokepurchaseput to torturepyrosisquerulousnessrackraise a howlrankleraspreceiveregister a complaintreins of governmentriderileroilrubrufflescoldingseizeseizureshanghaisick headachesnatchsnipingsplitting headachesquawksquawkingsquealsqueezestabstealstickstick tostingstomachachestraightentaketake ontalonsteasetenurethrobbing painthrottletight griptoeholdtoothachetormenttorturetrotstry the patiencetweaktweak the nosetwingetwistvexwantwhimperingwhinewhiningworrywoundwringyammeryapyappingyawpyelp
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Translations
53 translations across 14 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- στρόφος noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
Bulgarian
4 entries- закопчалка noun (engineering: device for grasping or holding anything)
- колики noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
- оплакване noun (complaint; petty concern)
- улавяне noun (grasp, clutch, grip)
Catalan
2 entries- clam noun (complaint; petty concern)
- queixa noun (complaint; petty concern)
Czech
4 entries- bolesti v břiše noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
- stížnost noun (complaint; petty concern)
- brblat verb (to complain; to whine)
- remcat verb (to complain; to whine)
Dutch
1 entries- klacht noun (complaint; petty concern)
Finnish
4 entries- huoli noun (complaint; petty concern)
- kahva noun (that which is grasped)
- kahva noun (engineering: device for grasping or holding anything)
- koliikki noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
French
1 entries- se plaindre verb (to complain; to whine)
German
3 entries- Griff noun (that which is grasped)
- maulen verb (to complain; to whine)
- meckern verb (to complain; to whine)
Irish
1 entries- clamhsán noun (complaint; petty concern)
Russian
4 entries- жа́лоба noun (complaint; petty concern)
- зажи́м noun (engineering: device for grasping or holding anything)
- ко́лики noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
- резь noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
Spanish
4 entries- gimoteo noun (complaint; petty concern)
- nimiedad noun (complaint; petty concern)
- queja noun (complaint; petty concern)
- gimotear verb (to complain; to whine)
Tamil
4 entries- பிடி noun (grasp, clutch, grip)
- பிடி noun (that which is grasped)
- பிணி noun (pinching distress)
- வயிற்றுவலி noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
Telugu
1 entries- నులి noun (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
Welsh
1 entries- cwyn noun (complaint; petty concern)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He's know to gripe.
Source: tatoeba (11535802)
She's got a gripe about it.
Source: tatoeba (12857299)
In “Treehouse Of Horror” episodes, the rules aren’t just different—they don’t even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a segment to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is behaving out of character.
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