gripe
verb (used without object)
to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
are griping
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present progressiveof gripe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Polls show that increasing numbers of California voters are griping about high taxes, making them even more hostile toward the state and its government.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
Elements of the British press, which effectively hounded the Sussexes out of Britain, are griping about Harry and Meghan supposedly shirking their royal duty.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 15, 2020
And now those players are griping, making veiled complaints about the coaches and showing few signs of cohesion and effort?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2018
“We listened to our members and we listened to some members who, frankly, are griping the most. This was their idea of how to proceed.”
From MSNBC ● Dec. 4, 2014
Syrup of buckthorn and jalap are also frequently given, but they are griping medicines for a baby, and ought to be banished from the nursery.
From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Pye Henry Chavasse
