Definition of Griping

1. Noun. Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants).

Exact synonyms: Colic, Gripes, Intestinal Colic
Specialized synonyms: Lead Colic, Painter's Colic
Generic synonyms: Hurting, Pain
Derivative terms: Colicky

Definition of Griping

1. Verb. (present participle of gripe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Griping

1. gripe [v] - See also: gripe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Griping

gripe
gripe water
griped
gripeful
griper
gripers
gripes
gripesite
gripesites
gripeth
gripey
griphite
griphites
gripier
gripiest
griping (current term)
gripingly
griple
gripless
gripman
gripmen
grippe
gripped
gripper
grippers
grippes
grippier
grippiest
gripping
grippingly

Literary usage of Griping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1853)
"Four evacuations, but less in quantity; little griping, not at all violent Nov. ... Three motions, very copious; no griping: states that he should not be ..."

2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"griping in the abdomen after a stool,1.—* griping in bowls with ... Slight griping in the bowels, in the afternoon (third day) ..."

3. The Lancet (1842)
"Complains of purging and griping, and great pain in the abdomen, which, ... Pain and griping relieved by the draughts. Her head aches and the bowels are ..."

4. A Text-book of Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1899)
"In obstinate constipation, in which the bowel contains hard focal masses, the milder purgatives often provoke griping without relieving the condition, ..."

5. On Intermittent Fever and Other Malarious Diseases by Israel Shipman Pelton Lord (1871)
"well; has had seven or eight dark-brown, watery stools, with griping before; feels very weak; vomiting of green bile; tenderness of the epigastrium. ..."

6. The Publications of the Harleian Society by Harleian Society (1891)
"griping in the ... Winde May 10 Elizabeth d. of Edward Stratton, May 14 Edward s. of Robert Rawson. griping in the ..."

7. Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions (1853)
"Three motions, very copious; no griping: states that he should not be able to distinguish the pills taken last from the previous ones. Dec. 1. ..."

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