What is another word for griping ?

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

expressing disagreement with

criticizing^US

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

criticising^UK

expressing disapproval

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

taking issue with

scowling

taking a stand against

feeling sorry for yourself

making a song and dance

sorrowing

screaming bloody murder

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

complaining vehemently about

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

objecting strongly to

frowning upon

recriminating

squabbling

complaining vociferously about

talking under your breath

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

looking askance

railing

expressing objections

revolting

expressing objections to

remonstrating against

expressing opposition

taking up the cudgels

having a problem with

baulking^UK

balking^US

expressing regret about

agonizing^US

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

agonising^UK

eating your heart out

breaking down

expressing sorrow

expressing sorrow about

turning on waterworks

crying over spilled milk

weeping for

crying over spilt milk

expressing sorrow for

turning on the waterworks

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“After leaving official public life, Grant continued to gripe about his military career.”

Verb

making somebody's hackles rise

Present participle for to bother or cause to feel annoyed

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

getting on your nerves

rubbing the wrong way

plaguing

antagonizing^US

making someone see red

getting on one's nerves

getting under your skin

driving to distraction

harrying

teeing off

distressing

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving round the twist

getting your back up

driving round the bend

getting in your hair

giving someone the pip

getting at

putting your back up

putting someone's nose out of joint

making waves

setting one's teeth on edge

trying your patience

rubbing you up the wrong way

ruffling one's feathers

raising your hackles

sticking in one's craw

trying the patience of

souring

making your blood boil

getting someone

getting up someone's nose

victimizing^US

driving you up the wall

getting your dander up

getting your hackles up

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

getting a rise out of

terrorizing^US

upsetting the applecart

victimising^UK

terrorising^UK

getting across someone

confusing

fazing

making it hot for someone

sticking the knife into

making things hot for someone

singling out

getting the knife into

putting someone off their stroke

putting into a flap

throwing into a tizz

rattling one's cage

causing someone to lose their composure

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

breathing down someone's neck

running up the wrong way

working on

hitting where one lives

rattling someone's cage

firing up

asking for it

heating up

setting someone's teeth on edge

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“Kev's rhetoric is starting to gripe me.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause or suffer pinching or spasmodic pain, especially in one's bowels

“My hernia is starting to gripe me now, and losing the weight will help me have it repaired more quickly.”

Verb

Present participle for to take a tight hold of

Adjective

with a chip on your shoulder

Characterized by dissatisfaction or disgruntlement

fed up to the back teeth

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

ill-humored^US

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Adjective

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

unfavorable^US

straight from the shoulder

libellous^UK

libelous^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

epithetical

warts and all

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Adjective

Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered

having got out of bed the wrong side

ill-humored^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

having a fit of the sulks

gray^US

grey^UK

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Noun

An act of stating or expressing one's grievances or dissatisfaction