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noun

plural of gripe
as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment I would rather not listen to gripes about your latest disasters in the dating game

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gripes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gripe
1
as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts constant complaints from the customers griped her to the point where she started snapping back

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2
as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away

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Recent Examples of gripes
Noun
His policies on homelessness and affordable housing also faced gripes from those across the political spectrum. — Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 The Prince That Was Promised Let’s dispense with my biggest gripes first. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Intuiting another’s gripes works in your favor as the moon harmonizes with Mercury. — Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 If the volume of social media gripes is anything to go by, the Gotham Sports app hasn’t always provided a glitch-free experience for its users. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026 Rebecca Ferguson is very glad that Silo fans have moved on from their initial gripes about the latest season’s offerings. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Ghibli fans’ only gripes are usually that the festival doesn’t feature more deep cuts from the library. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Be sure to send in your gripes for a future edition of The Gripe Report! — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Friedle also had a few gripes, starting with the character development, or lack thereof, for Eric. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Verb
Burgos gripes that this measurement excludes landlords’ debt service on their properties. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2026 Frequently, the two will play up the minor age difference, with Mescal rolling his eyes every time O’Connor gripes about something timely and trendy. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Instead, Jaworski and Guzman focused on long-standing city gripes about the way the state distributes revenues to Chicago and other cities. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gripes
  1. complaints
  2. annoys
  3. complains
  4. grievances
  5. bugs
  6. screams
  7. moans
  8. bothers
Noun
  • Lee says overgrown trees are among the most common constituent complaints.
    — Elle McLogan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities tracked him down following public complaints, and he was arrested at a villa in Legian, a popular tourist spot near Kuta Beach.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaints
Verb
  • Hotel-booking platform HotelTonight surveyed 447 of its American adult users in June about what annoys them the most during travel.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • But Turner is a symbol for everything that annoys people about the Phillies.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of annoys
Verb
  • Shannon basically complains so much that Jenn, a sweet baby angel straight from a Hallmark Christmas movie, offers to change rooms with her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The private sector complains that there are jobs but that Indians aren’t skilled enough to be hired.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of complains
Noun
  • In summer as well as in winter, beneath a beach umbrella just as much as under the cold carapace of a Toronto sky in December, rap’s pretty boy little brother is sort of always talking about the many grievances he’s picked up along the way.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
  • During his lifetime, no book of Twain’s sold as well as quickly, fueling his chronic grievances with publishers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of grievances
Verb
  • Not too much bugs him, but he sometimes is annoyed by his baby sister and doesn’t trust people who put pineapple on their pizza.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lift sheets, curtains and cushions to check for bed bugs or signs of bed bugs before settling in.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of bugs
Verb
  • Amazon Nothing screams fall more than cozy slippers — and this pair more than meets that criteria.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Widow’s Bay fans can look forward to a lot more laughs (and possibly screams) with Jeff Hiller in future, Deadline has learned.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • In the decades after his death, Johnson’s loose playing and harrowing moans set American music on a path that would encompass Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, even Nas.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • Sweet tweets, soft moans, the distant caw of a shore bird piloting toward the sea, spirited and hopeful, daylight already breaking through.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of moans
Verb
  • Repel Mice Ultrasonic mouse repellers emit high-frequency sound waves that humans can’t hear, but the high pitch bothers mice.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
  • My concern is what happens when the signal becomes so established that nobody bothers separating it from the qualities it was supposed to represent.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of bothers

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