Amishera Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
'being short' and 'gripe'?
At other times, Hilda simply went off on tirades, such as com-
plaining that Bethany was hassling her too much in asking for her
time card. She also spent an unusually long time on certain tasks,
such as one time when she spent several hours cleaning out her
desk. Sometimes, out of frustration, Bethany was a little abrupt with
Hilda, such as saying, ‘‘Look, just get it done,'' when Hilda was grip-
ing about some task. A few times when Bethany apologized for being short with her.
what does
1) gripe mean here?
2) being short with her mean here?
plaining that Bethany was hassling her too much in asking for her
time card. She also spent an unusually long time on certain tasks,
such as one time when she spent several hours cleaning out her
desk. Sometimes, out of frustration, Bethany was a little abrupt with
Hilda, such as saying, ‘‘Look, just get it done,'' when Hilda was grip-
ing about some task. A few times when Bethany apologized for being short with her.
what does
1) gripe mean here?
2) being short with her mean here?
Top answer
Hi, what does 1) gripe mean here? complain 2) being short with her mean here? show annoyance and/or hostility by speaking in short, terse, unfriendly sentences Clive
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Hi,
what does
1) gripe mean here? complain
2) being short with her mean here? show annoyance and/or hostility by speaking in short, terse, unfriendly sentences
Clive
what does
1) gripe mean here? complain
2) being short with her mean here? show annoyance and/or hostility by speaking in short, terse, unfriendly sentences
Clive
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