Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: griping  grI-ping
  1. Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
    "The baby's griping kept the parents awake all night";
    - colic, intestinal colic, gripes
Verb: gripe  grIp
  1. 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