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Definition of griped : of Gripe

Synonyms:

coordinated, commanded, governed, disciplined, held, grasped, ruled, managed, controlled, directed, mastered, swayed, charged, dominated, reigned

Usage examples:

• I fell on my knees, and then toppled over backward on the floor; and it griped me again, perhaps one hour, perhaps two. - "Original Short Stories, Volume 12 (of 13)", Guy de Maupassant Last Updated: February 13, 2009.
• I was however exceedingly anxious to give the horses a day's rest; for several of them were seriously griped, and had either taken something that disagreed with them, or were beginning to suffer from constant work and irregularity of food. - "Expedition into Central Australia", Charles Sturt.
• Thus history had for Durtal supplanted the novel, whose forced banality, conventionality, and tidy structure of plot simply griped him. - "Là-bas", J. K. Huysmans.