Noun: griping grI-ping
- Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
"The baby's griping kept the parents awake all night";
- colic, intestinal colic, gripes
- Complain
"What was he griping about?";
- bitch [informal], grouse, crab [informal], beef [informal], squawk, bellyache [informal], holler [informal]
Derived forms: gripings
Type of: complain, hurting, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, pain, plain [archaic], sound off
Encyclopedia: Gripe, Maria