See gripe in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
- (Informal)
To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:
complain, grouch, grump, whine. (Informal) crab, grouse, kick. (Slang) beef, bellyache, bitch. See feelings, happy
noun
- (Informal)
An expression of dissatisfaction or a circumstance regarded as a cause for such expression:
complaint, grievance. (Informal) grouse. (Slang) beef, kick. Idiom: bone to pick. See happy
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