Answer:

gripes

AnswerCrossword Clue
GRIPESComplaints
GRIPESBellyaches
GRIPESActs the bellyacher
GRIPESBeefs
GRIPESCrabs
GRIPESComplains
GRIPESG.I.'s forte.
GRIPESGrumbles: Slang.
GRIPES"The ... of Roth," book about Portnoy?
GRIPESKvetches
GRIPESActs the curmudgeon