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 a stand against

expressing opposition

feeling sorry for yourself

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

making a song and dance

screaming bloody murder

ranting

shrieking

sniffling

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

complaining vehemently about

objecting strongly to

frowning upon

recriminating

squabbling

complaining vociferously about

talking under your breath

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

revolting

blasting

doing a hatchet job on

taking up the cudgels

expressing concern

showing concern

looking askance

expressing objections

expressing objections to

minding

lodging a protest

remonstrating against

having a problem with

baulking^UK

balking^US

expressing regret about

crying a river

singing the blues

eating your heart out

crying over spilt milk

crying over spilled milk

turning on waterworks

agonizing^US

turning on the waterworks

agonising^UK

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

expressing sorrow about

wailing for

being sorry

sorrowing over

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

Verb

putting someone's nose out of joint

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

distressing

teeing off

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving round the twist

getting your back up

driving round the bend

getting in your hair

giving someone the pip

making somebody's hackles rise

getting at

putting your back up

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

upsetting the applecart

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

terrorizing^US

getting a rise out of

victimising^UK

terrorising^UK

getting across someone

confusing

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

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

causing discomfort to

hurting somebody's feelings

pushing the buttons of

giving offence to

stressing out

putting the squeeze on

jerking around

giving the business

jumping on one's case

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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

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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