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grouch

[ grouch ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.


noun

  1. a sulky, complaining, or morose person.

    Synonyms: grumbler, killjoy, crab, spoilsport

  2. a sulky, irritable, or morose mood.

grouch

/ ɡraʊtʃ /

verb

  1. to complain; grumble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a complaint, esp a persistent one
  2. a person who is always grumbling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grouch1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; variant of obsolete grutch, from Middle English grucchen, gruchen “to murmur, grumble,” from Old French grocier, grouchier “to grumble”; grudge
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grouch1

C20: from obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier to complain; see grudge

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