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gripe noun /ɡraɪp/ /ɡraɪp/ (informal) jump to other results - a complaint about something
- My only gripe about the hotel was the food.
- The main gripe has to be the lack of space for luggage.
Word OriginOld English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope. The current usage, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.
gripe verb /ɡraɪp/ /ɡraɪp/ [intransitive] (informal) jump to other results - gripe (about somebody/something) to complain about somebody/something in an annoying way
- He's always griping about the people at work.
- Some members were griping about the new constitution.
- Throughout history, Americans have griped about taxes.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2Word OriginOld English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to grip and grope. The current usage, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.
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