Verb All of the workers were griping about the new regulations. The students griped that they had too much homework. Noun I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Trejon Dunkley, who works for a real-estate firm in Mesa, Ariz., used to gripe about everything from politics to her personal life on her social-media accounts. Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 And during large street events, visitors gripe about the lack of parking. Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2022 Gore Vidal used to gripe that every morning a tourist boat would pass below his cliff-hugging villa on the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Salerno—a vertiginous one thousand feet below, to be exact. Christopher Bollen, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 Many workers were quick to gripe in the comment section underneath the post announcing the change, according to several employees who viewed the post.New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022 While some Northeast Ohio residents may gripe about shoveling out from a big snowstorm, skiers couldn’t be more ecstatic. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022 Indeed, customers around the Louisville area have taken to social media over the past few months to gripe about bills that are 30% to 100% higher than those in previous months. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2022 Unions representing health care workers gripe that far too many hospitals failed to fill staff vacancies or to retain pandemic-weary staff. Philip Marcelo, Anne D'innocenzio, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2021 Privately, some may even gripe that Manchin might as well be a Republican. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 20 Dec. 2021
Noun
The mother-of-three shared a more specific gripe with the neighborhood geese. Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022 Doja Cat teased a collaboration with Taco Bell with a tongue-in-check gripe about the partnership. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022 As part of his opening statement to his second news conference of fall camp, Saban dusted off what has been an annual gripe about the conversation surrounding his team. Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2022 One gripe some testers noted is with the fragrance, and mild irritation on those with sensitive skin. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Another gripe: large discrepancies in fouls (24-14) and free throw attempts (26-11) in Boise State’s favor. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2022 Another gripe: Often, pro members are eligible for discounts well beyond their job categories, as in a backpacking guide also qualifying for ski boots.Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020 My main gripe, however, is that prosecutors stretch their license to select which cases to prosecute.WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 My only gripe at the time was the limited number of devices covered in the subscription tiers’ basic structure, but Aura has expanded its device coverage. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 16 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Old English grīpan; akin to Old High German grīfan to grasp, Lithuanian griebti