griping
- present participle of gripe.
Example Sentences
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Griping about a snap election call isn’t unusual here, but it generally fizzles out after a few days.
From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021
Griping about the subway is a birthright of a native New Yorker.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021
Griping grew about the daily appearance of turkey schnitzel, the poultry variant of the deep fried national dish of Austria.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2015
Griping about stolen ideas will yield you no sympathy from this writer.
From Forbes • Apr. 3, 2013
Griping his sword firmly, he threw aside his useless cloak, dashed forward, and with a beautiful lunge pricked his enemy in the ankle.
From Happy Days by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
