Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun griping

1 sense of griping

Sense 1
colic, intestinal colic, gripes, griping -- (acute abdominal pain (especially in infants))
       => pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gripe

1 sense of gripe

Sense 1
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")
       => complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")