gripe
verb (used without object)
to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
griped
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past participleof gripe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gripe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gripeverb (used without object)to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
Example Sentences
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Actors Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra griped about the smog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Some traders had griped that such markets were a sucker’s game because the shows are usually recorded before a studio audience several hours before airtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
In perhaps the weirdest admission, Katie Miller griped that her husband wears shoes in the house against her will, which she dislikes because “the kids eat off the floor.”
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2026
“The system here is broken on many levels,” she griped in a statement.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025
My Jilly Bean was gone and in her place was Jillian, who griped about not being able to find any iced caramel macchiato lattes made with oat milk.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
