In 1759 particularly, it was very common for numbers of people who escaped the dysentery to be troubled with flatulencies, slight gripings and twitchings in the belly, which was generally attended with blackish stools.
Watson saw three children (of four or five years) die from debility a week or more after thegripings and discharges had ceased; they could keep down no food, and were greatly emaciated.
After these come the heat of the fever, then gripings of the belly, and lastly stools.
Groundsel helps the Cholick, and pains and gripingsin the belly.
It expels wind, belchings, used in bathes it helps pains in the sides, gripings and gnawings in the belly.
It expels wind, helps belchings, and potently provokes the menses: used in baths, it helps pains in the sides, gripings and gnawings in the belly.
The water of Pellitory of the Wall, opens obstructions of the liver and spleen, by drinking an ounce of it every morning; it cleanses the reins and bladder, and eases the gripings of the bowels coming of wind.
It gallantly provokes urine, and easeth the kidneys oppressed with gravel, gripings of the belly, and difficulty of urine.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gripings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
