Synonyms:
gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk
Meaning: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
Meaning: complain; "What was he hollering about?"
Usage examples
In ordinary attacks of this kind Catharine had power to soothe and allay the spasmodic action of the muscles, and gradually release her husband from the terrible gripe of the disease, but now he would not suffer her to come near him.