gripe - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "gripe" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

gripe
[ɡraɪp]
[ɡraɪp]
Definitions
noun
a complaint, especially a trivial one.
his biggest gripe is that he has lost his sense of privacy
gastric or intestinal pain; colic.
Plenty of time for late night blogging while coping with teething, chronic gripe and insomnia from 4am feeds.
an act of grasping tightly.
Do we know that there is a possibility, on any terms, of unclasping the firm gripe of this little Hand, which was laid upon me before I came into the world?
lashings securing a boat in its place on deck or in davits.
The whole operation is performed by one man only in the boat, who, by simply paying off a rope, unlashes and frees the boat from the ship's gripes .
verb
express a complaint or grumble about something, especially something trivial.
they gripe about the busywork
affect with gastric or intestinal pain.
it gripes my belly like a green apple
grasp tightly; clutch.
Hilyard griped his dagger
secure (a boat) with gripes.
The boat must be fully griped in at the davits and the harbour stop pins must be out.
(of a ship) turn to face the wind in spite of the helm.
I had occasion to observe the vessel griped to windward considerably.
Examples
It started to gripe my stomach too.
At present my biggest gripe is the lack of facilities.
Do we know that there is a possibility, on any terms, of unclasping the firm gripe of this little Hand, which was laid upon me before I came into the world?
When I brought him home he slept and then he started to cry loudly and I thought he had gripe .
They might gripe about money and whinge over this and that, but at the end of the day, most of us just want to believe in something good.
Really, my biggest gripe is the lack of extras on this DVD, especially a commentary track.
They will grumble, they will gripe , they will moan about waiting lists and rotten food.
If we had a minor gripe it was certainly not with the food but with the service.
Mortgage lenders gripe that conflicting state laws make it tough for them to operate coast to coast.
We, nevertheless, inevitably find things about which to gripe and complain.