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
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Wednesday’s survey also revealed another main gripe from Chiefs players: the team hotel for home games.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
Densmore gripes about nearly every aspect of streaming.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Their petty gripes with his (excellent) vocabulary and paper-clip usage feel like they could have been plucked from Office Space, but Drummond’s largest issue — the calamitous ORTBO and institution of kindness policies that aren’t working — is valid.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Wednesday’s survey also revealed another main gripe from Chiefs players: the team hotel for home games.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
And try not to gripe out loud about how high the electric bill is or how expensive your rent is.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025
Densmore gripes about nearly every aspect of streaming.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gripe
Noun
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The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With Connecticut facing the possibility of exceeding the cap by $61 million, Lamont is reining in spending, annoying some liberal Democrats who note that the state is simultaneously looking at a budget surplus.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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Also keeping with that theme are tons of Marvel references to the point that Mara (who starred in 2015’s Fantastic Four) was likely getting annoyed.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fix Problems Many of us like to complain about broken systems, inefficient processes, or other things that annoy us at work.—
Joseph Liu,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Biden complained when the courts blocked his efforts to forgive student loan debt.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Myers told The Ranch Podcast that the decision to remove the poster wasn’t in response to any complaint.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
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According to the complaint, Henley organized a birthday party at Deja Vu for himself in December 2021.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The First Amendment’s free speech protection is under siege by the Trump administration and that should bother every American, including Republicans.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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By the end of the day, my T-zone had turned a little bit oily, but honestly, not enough to bother me.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Every frequent flier has been there: the seat that doesn’t tilt back, the screaming kids, the sprint between terminals for the connecting flight, and relief at baggage claim that your luggage actually made it.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
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And of course, 102 acres on the Pacific Ocean just screams location, location, ad infinitum.—
David Weiss,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie's famous final scene sees Hackman's character playing the saxophone after his paranoia has led him to destroy his entire apartment to see if it was bugged.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Gripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gripe. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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