Unscramble griping

Definition of griping

noun:

• acute abdominal pain (especially in infants). Synonyms: colic, gripes, intestinal colic.

verb:

• complain; "What was he hollering about?". Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk.
• hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel". Synonyms: grip.
• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes". Synonyms: grapple, grip.
• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra". Synonyms: fascinate, grip, spellbind, transfix.

Related words

bite, nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch.

Words nearby

gripping, groping.

Rhymes with

piping, typing.