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
NFL coaches are griping, regularly and sometimes loudly, about how the new system making pass interference reviewable by instant replay is operating early in the season.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2019
And here you are griping about your tax dollars and trash in the street.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2018
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
