Verb (used with object) : His tone of voice gripes me. From Dictionary.com.
"D.C. DPW please help," griper Sylvia Brown wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Neighbors: Overgrown lot a rat's nest] Reference
"It is impossible to drive over," griper Dee Young wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Giant pothole filled in Alexandria] Reference
"It's miracle we haven't had more accidents," griper sumigurl added. From Wordnik.com. [On-ramp to nowhere] Reference
You know it's bad when a griper resorts to all caps to describe a problem. From Wordnik.com. [Pothole cluster patched] Reference
I could enumerate the issues, but griper June Wyman sums it up effectively. From Wordnik.com. [Neighbor: Road an 'accident waiting to happen'] Reference
Another griper, George, reported he often sees them in the area between 3 and 7 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [Neighbors: Prostitutes on our block] Reference
It turns out a light had been fixed, just not the one our griper had complained about. From Wordnik.com. [Still dark in Silver Spring] Reference
"They cause quite a stir among the early-morning joggers and commuters," wrote griper fc. From Wordnik.com. [Neighbors: Prostitutes on our block] Reference
A griper suggests a compromise: using smaller gravel so that bicyclists would have a smoother ride. From Wordnik.com. [Bikers: Bumpy ride on the Crescent Trail] Reference
"It is near to impossible to see small sports cars, a bicyclist, and motorcycles," the griper wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Driver: Shrubbery makes Arlington turn blind] Reference
"It has been out for nearly a year and has not been fixed despite numerous complaints," griper Ari Natter wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Shining a light in a dark place] Reference
Thus it is easy to know whether or not the person coommunicating is a fellow griper, or a source of ‘authority’. From Wordnik.com. [Community policing: a business somebody should start (hint, hint) « BuzzMachine] Reference
That same day, our original griper Ari Natter reopened the issue with a simple comment: "The light has not been fixed.". From Wordnik.com. [Still dark in Silver Spring] Reference
See the pictures on the jump for even more gripping views of the problems the griper says exist at this traffic circle. From Wordnik.com. [Residents: Traffic circle is a hazard] Reference
A griper reported the shrubbery in the median of 15th St. blocks the view of people making a left turn onto South Joyce. From Wordnik.com. [Driver: Shrubbery makes Arlington turn blind] Reference
A griper reported the median bushes were blocking the views of people making a left turn from 15th St. onto South Joyce. From Wordnik.com. [Updated: Driver: Shrubbery makes Arlington turn blind] Reference
"Pedestrians often have to stop and wait for cars to pass before walking past," writes griper SF, who first reported the problem. From Wordnik.com. [Perma-puddle splashes pedestrians] Reference
The right, northbound lane of Old Georgetown Rd. at Wilson Rd. in Bethesda has what griper Ryan called a "nasty, chronic" pothole. From Wordnik.com. [Bethesda pothole defies fixing] Reference
"As a walkable community, we need working pedestrian crosswalks so people know when it is safe to cross the street," wrote griper Katie. From Wordnik.com. [Crosswalk signals are dark in Alexandria] Reference
Brage, hin gamle, 4 griper i guldsträng, stillare susar sången än förr. From Wordnik.com. [Fritiofs Saga] Reference
"It's a pity he and his old money-griper of a dad are not both at the bottom.". From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Trembled] Reference
Probably, but for a relatively small cost you can keep a griper from using the most important ones. From Wordnik.com. [AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS] Reference
Vehicle damage is imminent, "an anonymous griper reported. From Wordnik.com. [Neighbors: Crack threatens to swallow car tires] Reference
Three points about this mewling griper. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Greenfield: From Serious to Silly] Reference
For example, one griper was Bruce Bartlett. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Our Own Randy Barnett Talks to Prof. Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit) About Whether ObamaCare Is Constitutional] Reference
That foxey old grasper and griper -- '. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mutual Friend] Reference
A griper of all things, and specially age. From Wordnik.com. [On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions] Reference
Hall was a griper, not a leader. From Wordnik.com. [MVN] Reference
Haha ... a fellow griper ... what a pleasure!. From Wordnik.com. [blogTO] Reference
That foxey old grasper and griper —’. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mutual Friend] Reference
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