griping

verb

  1. 1

    To complain; to whine.

  2. 2

    To annoy or bother.

    “What's griping you?”
  3. 3

    To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.

  4. 4

    To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.

  5. 5

    To suffer griping pains.

  6. 6

    To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).

  7. 7

    To seize or grasp.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

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