gripe
verb (used without object)
to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
gripes
Example Sentences
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While I spoke with 20 people for this piece, I received 178 individual responses of all kinds, ranging from shock and awe to relative disappointment to distinctly modern moviegoing gripes.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
I often hear gripes by defenders of tech companies that regulation will stifle innovation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
It’s a “three-ring circus”: the merits docket, the shadow docket, and the justices’ increasingly public intramural snipings and gripes.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
This was an increase from just over 70,000 in 2020-21, with one of the main gripes about poor response times.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
He lived on the first floor and he usually came up to see X when he had a few rumors or gripes to unload.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
