Synonyms for gripe
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Complain — to complain; to whine
complain, bitch, whine, whinge UK IE, moan, whimper, grouch, grumble
3. Pinch
take, pinch, twinge, grasp, distress, screw, squeeze, hold, lay hold of, clasp, hold fast, grip, grapple, clutch, nip, gnaw, compress, snatch, seize, seizure, clinch, twitch
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To complain; to whine.
- v. 2
To annoy or bother.
- v. 3
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
Related words
- Other spellings
- grype
Forms
- Past participle
- griped
e.g. griped → complained, bitched, whined, whinged…
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We clutch with a swift, tenacious movement of the fingers; we grasp with a firm but moderate closure of the whole hand; we grip or gripe with the strongest muscular closure of the whole hand possible to exert.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- bitch Ziri is the luckiest son of a bitch I've ever seen.
- complain I heard some students complain about the homework.
- moan We lament, complain, moan and start crying out in pain.
- whine What possessed you to whine about "Jewish power" to me?
- squawk An accomplished aviarist can recognise any avian squawk.
- bellyache A stomachache is usually mistaken for a bellyache.
By length
- 3 letters
- nip1
- 4 letters
- take1, hold1, beef1, grip1, crab1, moan1, gnaw1
- 5 letters
- bitch1, screw1, grasp1, pinch1, seize1, whine1, clasp1
- 6 letters
- clutch1, twitch1, snatch1, clinch1, grouse1, holler2, twinge1, squawk1, whinge, grouch1
- 7 letters
- squeeze1, seizure2, grapple2, grumble2, whimper2
- 8 letters
- complain2, distress2, compress2
- 9 letters
- bellyache3
- 10 letters
- straighten2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holler2 = 2 syllables).