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gripe

noun [C]
 
 
/ɡraɪp/ informal

Definition

a strong complaint: Her main gripe is that she's not being trained properly.Complaining gripe
 
 
verb [I]
There's no point griping about the price of things.Complaining
(Definition of gripe noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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