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I'm a very lucky girl who gets to act for a living! So why sit around griping and grousing about what's not there.
Melissa Leo

Meaning of "griping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIPING

griping  [ˈɡraɪpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Griping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRIPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of griping in the English dictionary

The definition of griping in the dictionary is the act of complaining.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIPING


audiotyping
ˈɔːdɪəʊtaɪpɪŋ
clipping
ˈklɪpɪŋ
dripping
ˈdrɪpɪŋ
flipping
ˈflɪpɪŋ
gaping
ˈɡeɪpɪŋ
gripping
ˈɡrɪpɪŋ
hyping
ˈhaɪpɪŋ
landscaping
ˈlændˌskeɪpɪŋ
piping
ˈpaɪpɪŋ
ripping
ˈrɪpɪŋ
sex-typing
ˈseksˌtaɪpɪŋ
shipping
ˈʃɪpɪŋ
skipping
ˈskɪpɪŋ
slipping
ˈslɪpɪŋ
sniping
ˈsnaɪpɪŋ
stereotyping
ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪpɪŋ
tipping
ˈtɪpɪŋ
touch-typing
ˈtʌtʃˌtaɪpɪŋ
typing
ˈtaɪpɪŋ
whipping
ˈwɪpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIPING

grinningly
griot
grip
grip strip
grip tape
gripe
gripe water
griper
gripey
gripingly
gripman
grippe
gripped
gripper
gripping
grippingly
gripple
grippy
grips
gripsack

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIPING

camping
dropping
gossiping
helping
hopping
housekeeping
keeping
lead piping
mapping
overlapping
pied-piping
ping
shopping
sleeping
stopping
stripping
Taiping
thraiping
wrapping
yelping

Synonyms and antonyms of griping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRIPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «griping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of griping

Translation of «griping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIPING

Find out the translation of griping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of griping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «griping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牢骚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

griping
570 millions of speakers

English

griping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

griping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإمساك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боль в животе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

queixando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থলিপ্সু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ronchonner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Genggaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kneifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の把持
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흥미를 끄는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Griping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tham lam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कष्टप्रद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

griping
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

griping
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

griping
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біль в животі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

griping
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

griping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gierig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

griping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

griping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of griping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIPING»

The term «griping» is regularly used and occupies the 100.451 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about griping

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4 QUOTES WITH «GRIPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word griping.
1
Melissa Leo
I'm a very lucky girl who gets to act for a living! So why sit around griping and grousing about what's not there.
2
Michael K. Powell
Conservatives were griping for decades about liberal media and nobody paid attention. Now, all of a sudden, one news channel has gotten a whole new community of people freaked out.
3
Tom Shales
You don't hear TV cops griping because they have to enforce some Draconian law that shouldn't be on the books in the first place, or lamenting vindictive excesses in sentencing. Hollywood, supposedly a frothing cauldron of liberalism, has always been conservative on crime.
4
Al Yankovic
As much as people are griping about the Internet taking sales away from artists, it's been a huge promotional tool for me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIPING»

Discover the use of griping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to griping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turning Griping Into Gratitude: A Study in the Psalms
The practical applications in the book have become a source for coping with the many struggles of my daily life. This is an excellent study book for leading group discussions on what the Psalms mean in our daily lives.
Ronald J. Lavin, 2000
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Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Nux Moschata (Hg) Griping Abdomen. — Sensation as of faint- ness in pit of stomach, together with griping in abdomen. Aranea Diadema (CPTH) Griping Abdomen. — Colic as if a spot in the abdomen were seized with the nails, a griping, ...
James William Ward, 1985
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Antimonium Crudum (A) Griping Abdomen. — Sensations as of griping, with sharp, shooting pains, in the abdomen. Chionanthus (RY) Griping Abdomen. — Cutting griping in the abdomen, followed by rumbling in the abdomen, as if for stool.
J. W. Ward, 2003
4
Communal Webs: Communication and Culture in Contemporary Israel
in capping off a griping session devoted to the failings of schools, or “We should shut down the state, and that's it,” in concluding a general griping session about the Situation. The exaggeration heard in such statements makes them particularly ...
Tamar Katriel, 2012
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Pharmaceutical Journal;: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy and ...
Much griping, and three copious actions produced. Nov. 27. Gr. x. of pil. coloc. c. ( 1851). Four evacuations, but less in quantity; little griping, not at all violent. Nov. 29. Gr.x.of ext. coloc. c. (1836). Three motions, very copious; no griping: states ...
‎1853
6
Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
Four evacuations, but less in quantity; little griping, not at all violent. Nov. 29. Gr. x . of ext. coloc. c. (1836). Three motions, very copious; no griping: states that he should not be able to distinguish the pills taken last from the previous ones. Dec.
‎1853
7
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
McAndrew's Scammony. J. O.—l2 grains, three actions, without griping. Idem—12 grains, two actions, without griping. E. R.-—-l2 grains, three actions, with griping. J. M.-—l2 grains, produced no action, but much griping. S. P.--12 grains, one ...
‎1859
8
The Pharmaceutical Journal ...: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy ...
McAndrew's Scammony. J. 0.—-l2 grains, three actions, without griping. Idem-12 grains, two actions, without griping. E. R.--l2 grains, three actions, with griping. J. M.-12 grains, produced no action, but much griping. S. P.—-l2 grains, one action ...
‎1859
9
Dialogue: An Interdisciplinary Approach
where he had spent many a Friday night 'sitting and griping', i.e. being socially useless. Also, the media, and TV in particular, are generally accused of being the enemies of the public morale — they are said to be digging up all the Negative, ...
Marcelo Dascal, Hubert Cuyckens, 1985
10
Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Slight griping in the stomach, with emission of flatulence, immediately (twenty first diiy). — Griping in the stomach, with some flatulence, immediately (twenty- third dav. — Griping iu the stomach, with ineffectual urgings to stool (eighty-ninth day )  ...
T. F. Allen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term griping is used in the context of the following news items.
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PB school: Students were tested on 91 of 180 school days
Parents and educators have spent the last year griping that the state's testing mandates eat into teaching time -- and now one middle school ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
The Bodies Hit The Floor On 'True Detective' Episode 4
I'm still invested in that storyline, but the angst is running its course when bookended with Frank griping about avocado trees and "whatever the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Second City comedy finds an edge at Woolly Mammoth
Travis Turner and Kevin Sciretta lay down an inane swaggering rap with the white guy (Sciretta) griping about condo fees. Adam Peacock, a ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Bill Engvall reunites with Special Olympics
... a second and be like 'You know, I really got to quit griping about my golf game,' because it's a very humbling experience to be a part of this. «ESPN, Jul 15»
5
Share your best tips on beating the heat
Instead of griping to your family and your neighbors, how about sharing some ideas about how to beat this heat? Who can make the best paper ... «Salina Journal, Jul 15»
6
K-Electric chairman seeks resignation from CEO
... Officer (CEO) Tayib Tarin over his failure to cope with the prevailing power crisis that has been griping the country's commercial capital. «Geo News, Pakistan, Jul 15»
7
Cuomo Order Bad Omen For Garner Cop's Fate
“Choking guy to death for griping about being cuffed for selling loose cigs.” kAm|C] qC2EE@? 925 H2=<65 C:89E :?E@ E92E C676C6?46 E@ ... «The Chief-Leader, Jul 15»
8
Review: Perri leads the girl pack at the Mann
Then again, that's better than saying Christina Perri, Colbie Caillat, and Rachel Platten yelling, cooing, and griping about love, loss, and lousy ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
9
Brooklyn Heights Blows It: The Untold Story of Cadman Plaza
I entered and sat down, and he began pacing the floor and griping about my criticism of his role in the Corona scandal. I was stunned. I, a puny ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
10
Author: Frederick Meekins
Greg Gutfeld griping about how watching pointless videos and trivialities does not bring real satisfaction and we should instead do productive ... «WEBCommentary, Jul 15»

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