- present participle of gripe.
griping
Example Sentences
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You hear a lot griping about high ticket prices, but artists and promoters set those prices as a reflection of what their costs are.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The 56-year-old native of upstate New York left his first term on the board prematurely in 2011, griping over policy differences.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
Plenty of Kobe Bryant fans began griping online about the Heat’s tactics, which they said sullied a legendary evening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Normally, Druzmilla would have greeted Skardebek lovingly, maybe griping that someone had just picked a big scab and thrown it out the window, but she was clearly too nervous to think of a pleasant insult.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
