grump

[ gruhmp ]
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noun
  1. a person given to constant complaining.

  2. Informal.the grumps, a depressed or sulky mood.

verb (used without object)
  1. to complain or sulk.

Origin of grump

1
First recorded in 1835–45; probably back formation from grumpy

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How to use grump in a sentence

  • Now be it known that this Mr. grump was one of the most arrant scoundrels that ever went unhung.

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  • Every one started, and grump's countenance did not gather amiability as he sneakingly noticed the general distrust.

  • The good-natured Bozen was for drinking grump's health at once, but the colonel demurred.

  • The moments flew by, and still the two men remained in the same positions, the Pet apparently fast asleep, and grump wide awake.

British Dictionary definitions for grump

grump

/ (ɡrʌmp) informal /


noun
  1. a surly or bad-tempered person

  2. (plural) a sulky or morose mood (esp in the phrase have the grumps)

verb
  1. (intr) to complain or grumble

Origin of grump

1
C18: dialect grump surly remark, probably of imitative origin

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