gripes
Definitions
Noun
- Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
- Informal terms for objecting
Verb
- Complain
- Hold fast or firmly
- To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
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Definitions: 6
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📰 This Word in the News:
My petty gripe: my toddler’s a night owl. Where are all the 5pm kids’ activities?
Oct 28, 2025 The Guardian
Oct 28, 2025 The Guardian
Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career: ‘All I was offered was older, nasty women’
Jan 16, 2026 New York Post
Jan 16, 2026 New York Post
My petty gripe: you have 400 parks to picnic in, why would you choose an off-leash dog area?
Feb 24, 2025 The Guardian
Feb 24, 2025 The Guardian