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Greedy vs Griping - What's the difference?

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Greedy is a related term of griping.


As an adjective greedy

is having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

As a verb griping is

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As a noun griping is

pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

greedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Prone to overeat.
  • (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.

    • Synonyms

    * gluttonous * See also

    Derived terms

    * greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-guts

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    griping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.
  • * 1824 , John Mason Good, The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology
    • The gripings are always severe, and a sort of painful descent of the bowels accompanies every evacuation.