informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" complain; "What was he hollering about?
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging
disapproval If you say that someone is griping, you mean they are annoying you because they keep on complaining about something. Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars? griping about high prices. = grumble, whinge + griping grip·ing Still, the griping went on
A gripe is a complaint about something. My only gripe is that one main course and one dessert were unavailable. = grumble, whinge. to complain about something in an annoying way = whinge gripe about