griping

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griping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gripe \Gripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Griped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Griping.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG.
     gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan;
     cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah,
     grabh, to seize. Cf. Grip, v. t., Grope.]
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     1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers;
        to clutch.
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     2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.
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              Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ?
                                                    --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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     3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and
        spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of
        certain purgative or indigestible substances.
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              How inly sorrow gripes his soul.      --Shak.
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griping - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  griping
      n 1: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: colic,
           intestinal colic, gripes, griping]