Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of gripe.
WordNet 3.0
- n. acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
Examples
“I don't know what all the griping is about, this looks intriguing to me: visually cool, hot babes, gun play … I'll be checking this out no question.”
Must Watch: Frank Miller's The Spirit Back in Action « FirstShowing.net
“As usual griping is fun, but actions help win! look up your state committee members at www. wsrp.org”
Sound Politics: Discontent with Diane Tebelius has reached the critical point
“All this griping is not to say that the book did not have some good points.”
“Before I begin griping, let me first say this: I really wanted to like this movie.”
“C) backstab a lot of the tea-baggers because he does want to keep his job, returning to his fairly liberal Republican roots (hint: he voted for the Massachusetts health care program), and we’ll get to hear quite a bit of moaning and griping from the tea-baggers about this Great Betrayal when they fail to win back a majority in 2010 and 2012.”
Matthew Yglesias » Why Coakley Losing Won’t Matter That Much
“There’s just no sense in griping about divided government now.”
“Which of course paves the way for post-win griping.”
Assessing The Golden Globe Nominations For Best Movie » MTV Movies Blog
“It's great to see something showing gratitude during a time of year when it seems that everyone is wrapped up in griping.”
“The Chadwicks had earned a good name in Barchester; they had lived respected by bishops, deans, canons, and precentors; they had been buried in the precincts of the cathedral; they had never been known as griping, hard men, but had always lived comfortably, maintained a good house, and held a high position in Barchester society.”
“I expect he thought my bowels were griping, which is a common trouble with actors just going on; he did not keep me, and I got away in time.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘griping’.
-
List of Heraldry Terms
Words and phrases used in blazoning heraldic devices, along with names and other terms associated with the art and science.
Other similar lists can be found on Wordnik, especially that...seiant, duciper, bourdon, pouch, scrip, staff, ananas, besant d'argent, roundle, roundel, argent, allocamelus and 743 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for griping.
hernesheir An old heraldry term used when the paws or claws of an animal, or the hands of a person, hold or grasp any thing. Dec 6, 2012