griping

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noun

Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gripe
noungriping (plural gripings)

plural gripings

  1. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

    The gripings are always severe, and a sort of painful descent of the bowels accompanies every evacuation.

    1824, John Mason Good, The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounacute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

Similar
colicintestinal colicgripes
Broader
painhurting
Also see
colic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with griping

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APA

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MLA

“griping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “griping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griping.

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