ALL meanings of griping
gripe
G g - noun griping Present participle of gripe. 1
- verb without object griping Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble. 1
- verb without object griping to suffer pain in the bowels. 1
- verb without object griping Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to tend to come into the wind; to be ardent. 1
- verb with object griping to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch. 1
- verb with object griping to produce pain in (the bowels) as if by constriction. 1
- verb with object griping to distress or oppress. 1
- verb with object griping to annoy or irritate: His tone of voice gripes me. 1
- verb with object griping to grasp or clutch, as a miser. 1
- verb with object griping Nautical. to secure (a lifeboat) to a deck or against a pudding boom on davits. 1
- noun griping the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching. 1
- noun griping Informal. a nagging complaint. 1
- noun griping a firm hold; clutch. 1
- noun griping a grasp; hold; control. 1
- noun griping something that grips or clutches; a claw or grip. 1
- noun griping Nautical. a lashing or chain by which a boat is secured to a deck or in position on davits. Also called gripe piece. a curved timber connecting the stem or cutwater of a wooden hull with the keel. the exterior angle or curve formed by this piece; forefoot. the forward end of the dished keel of a metal hull. 1
- noun griping a handle, hilt, etc. 1
- noun griping Usually, gripes. Pathology. an intermittent spasmodic pain in the bowels. 1
- noun griping Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe. 0
- adjective griping A griping pain is a sudden, sharp pain in your stomach or bowels. 0
- noun griping the act of complaining 0
- adjective griping sudden and intense 0