The meaning of Griped

noun

The flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.

Usage examples:

There was the smell of roast beef

verb

Complain.

Usage examples:

He was beefing about how the recession was killing the business

noun

The flesh of cattle eaten as meat

Usage examples:

A roast beef sandwich, my beef is, how come i’m not making as much as you?, stop beefing about havi…

noun

A stomach pain.

Usage examples:

If i complain of a sore bellyache mom will never believe me.

verb

Complain noisily or persistently.

Usage examples:

Heads of department bellyaching about lack of resources

noun

A pain in the stomach

Usage examples:

Stop bellyaching and just get on with the job.

noun

A female dog, wolf, fox, or otter.

Usage examples:

A female puppy or bitch reaches sexual maturity at roughly the same age as a male; however, there a…

verb

Make spitefully critical comments.

Usage examples:

Everybody was bitching about their colleagues

noun

A female dog

verb

(of a sheep, goat, or calf) make a characteristic weak, wavering cry.

Usage examples:

The lamb was bleating weakly

noun

The weak, wavering cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf.

Usage examples:

The distant bleat of sheep

verb

Talk or grumble monotonously.

Usage examples:

She chuntered on about her problems

verb

To complain, especially in a low voice

Usage examples:

Al was chuntering (on) about being the last to know what was happening.

verb

Express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

Usage examples:

Local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources

verb

To say that something is wrong or not good enough

Usage examples:

Bill and nancy are always complaining about their neighbor, whose dog frightens their kids., [ + th…

verb

To tell someone that something is wrong or not satisfactory, and that you are annoyed about it

Usage examples:

Complain about sth workers complain about the conditions in which they are forced to work., complai…

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

verb

Make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

Usage examples:

Marty groaned and pulled the blanket over his head

noun

A deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

Usage examples:

She lay back with a groan

noun

A low, sad sound that is continued for a while and that is made by someone who is suffering from pain or unhappiness

Usage examples:

Nick let out a groan.

noun

A habitually grumpy person.

Usage examples:

Rock's foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch

verb

Voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble.

Usage examples:

There's not a lot to grouch about

noun

A medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs, the male being larger and more brightly coloured than the female.

Usage examples:

Which was the fastest game bird in europe - the golden plover or the grouse?

verb

Complain about something trivial; grumble.

Usage examples:

She heard him grousing about his assistant

noun

A complaint or grumble.

Usage examples:

Our biggest grouse was about the noise of construction work

verb

Complain about something in a bad-tempered way.

Usage examples:

‘i'm getting old,’ she grumbled

noun

A complaint.

Usage examples:

The main grumble is that he spends too much time away

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Usage examples:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

Usage examples:

There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

verb

To repeatedly hit something, producing a noise

Usage examples:

Someone is knocking at the door., jane knocked on the window to attract his attention., alice accid…

noun

A person who complains a great deal.

Usage examples:

She emerges as something of a kvetch, constantly nagging rick

verb

Complain persistently.

Usage examples:

Jane's kvetching about her crummy existence

verb

To complain

Usage examples:

He was kvetching about the price.

verb

Make a fuss; moan.

Usage examples:

Oh men—don't they mither?

verb

To complain

Usage examples:

He's always mithering about how much everything costs these days., stop mithering me! can't you see…

noun

A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

Usage examples:

She gave a low moan of despair

verb

Make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.

Usage examples:

Just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes

verb

To make a long, low sound because of pain or suffering, or to say something in a complaining way

Usage examples:

We could hear someone moaning within the rubble of the collapsed building., we could hear moans and…

noun

A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Usage examples:

The british team lodged an official protest

verb

Express an objection to what someone has said or done.

Usage examples:

Before muriel could protest, he had filled both glasses

noun

Strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.

Usage examples:

An empty plastic 2 litre bottle is tied to a rock, or bag of stones with strong twine or string.

verb

Wind or cause to wind round something.

Usage examples:

The plant will twine round its support

noun

An instance of moaning or complaining.

Usage examples:

Having a good twine today—well, i am british and we do love complaining!

noun

A long, high-pitched complaining cry.

Usage examples:

The dog gave a small whine

verb

Give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

Usage examples:

The dog whined and scratched at the back door

verb

To make a high, complaining sound, or to complain continually

Usage examples:

If you don’t stop whining, we won’t go at all!, fig. the whine of tracey’s hair dryer wakes me ever…

verb

Complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way.

Usage examples:

Stop whingeing and get on with it!

noun

An act of complaining persistently and peevishly.

Usage examples:

I can't help having a whinge about the referee though

verb

To complain, especially about something that does not seem important

Usage examples:

Oh stop whinging, for heaven's sake!, she's always whingeing (on) about something., we were just ha…