as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game
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1
as in to annoy
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 to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away
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Recent Examples of gripe
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Adelaide also had some gripes about the city of New York that maybe Mamdani can get around to next year.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2025
Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Some superfans will surely gripe that a movie in which a Predator is the hero and central protagonist represents a betrayal of what has always been a pretty dark, gory, and nihilistic action franchise.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
This is locals’ biggest gripe with Art Week.
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The fire department — some of whose members had publicly griped about Doherty and Lindsay — initially suggested the fire was an act of arson, with one firefighter stating so via the company’s dispatch and later noting the presence of turpentine, a flammable solvent.
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Noun
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These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.—
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Deciphering the vocalizations involves both sound and context, as a dog’s bark or whine may be tied to its situation, Zhu said.—
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There is no sound, and Helen begins to get annoyed.—
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
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Later, the state spent $6 million to seal the brick building, after state workers complained of respiratory ailments and asthma.—
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Although older drivers are certainly more sensitive to nocturnal blasts of light, drivers in their 20s and 30s also complained about the overall brightness of some vehicles.—
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The complaint alleges the blaze ignited when the two workers from the Public Works Department were moving boulders in Trabuco Canyon.—
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The complaint says King returned to the apartment the next day, wearing a mask and again asking about Toney.—
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Take a seat on an icy throne—the cold never bothered you anyway.—
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Don’t bother wasting your money—using it more than once a day won’t yield ‘better’ or faster results.—
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Even Liz and Prue, half sisters whose relationship had been punctuated by epic screaming fights, found common ground.—
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Emotions spilled over in the public gallery when the sister of one of the teachers killed screamed out.—
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Despite hearing her moan, Spees called in a level three resistance report but then continued escorting her toward his patrol vehicle.—
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Three hours later, only faint moans can be heard on the video footage when a jail guard opened the cell door again and summoned Ellis Jr. out to see the nurse.—
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That thing’s been bugging on him for a while.—
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Check the head and base and foot of the bed, peeling back the top sheet to look for evidence on mattress covers, box springs, dust ruffles, and the headboard—and most importantly, the mattress seams and piping because bed bugs like to hide in cracks and crevices.—
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“Gripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gripe. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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