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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
gripe
gripe [gripe gripes griped griping] noun, verb BrE [ɡraɪp] NAmE [ɡraɪp]
noun (informal)
a complaint about sth
•My only gripe about the hotel was the food.
Word Origin:
Old English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to ↑grip and ↑grope. The current usage, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.
Example Bank:
•The main gripe has to be the lack of space for luggage.
verb intransitive ~ (about sb/sth) (informal)
to complain about sb/sth in an annoying way
•He's always griping about the people at work.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English grīpan ‘grasp, clutch’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grijpen, German greifen ‘seize’, also to ↑grip and ↑grope. The current usage, of US origin, dates from the 1930s.
Example Bank:
•Some members were griping about the new constitution.
•Throughout history, Americans have griped about taxes.
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