gripes

Noun

• acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
• informal terms for objecting
• plural of gripe

Verb

• complain
• hold fast or firmly
• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
• third-person singular simple present indicative of gripe

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, bitch, colic, crab, fascinate, grapple, grip, gripe, griping, grouse, holler, intestinal colic, kick, spellbind, squawk, transfix