gripes Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
   griping; intestinal colic; colic.
   
2. noun informal terms for objecting
   squawk; gripe; beef; kick; bitch.
   
   • I have a gripe about the service here
3. verb complain
   squawk; bellyache; grouse; beef; gripe; holler; bitch; crab.
   
   • What was he hollering about?
4. verb hold fast or firmly
   grip.
   
   • He gripped the steering wheel
5. verb to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
   grip; grapple.
   
   • the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
6. verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
   grip; spellbind; fascinate; transfix.
   
   • The snake charmer fascinates the cobra

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