gripe
verb (used without object)
to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.
griping
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present participleof gripe.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The 56-year-old native of upstate New York left his first term on the board prematurely in 2011, griping over policy differences.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
The griping over Ms. Noem’s expensive marketing campaign was pretextual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some of the pieces in the book written before this real-life catastrophe, though, suffer from the rote world-weariness of the columnist accustomed to griping to order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
He came in griping about how cold it was out.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
