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grouch

(graʊtʃ)
Word forms: plural grouches
1. countable noun
A grouch is someone who is always complaining in a bad-tempered way.
[informal, disapproval]
He's an old grouch but she puts up with him.
Synonyms: moaner, complainer, grumbler, whiner More Synonyms of grouch
2. countable noun
A grouch is a bad-tempered complaint.
[informal]
One of the biggest grouches is the new system of payment.
Synonyms: complaint, protest, objection, grievance More Synonyms of grouch
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grouch in British English

(ɡraʊtʃ) informal
verb (intransitive)
1. 
to complain; grumble
noun
2. 
a complaint, esp a persistent one
3. 
a person who is always grumbling
Word origin
C20: from obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier to complain; see grudge

grouch in American English

(graʊtʃ)
US
verb intransitive
1. 
to grumble or complain in a sulky way
noun
2. 
a person who grouches continually
3. 
a grumbling or sulky mood
4. 
a complaint
Word origin
< earlier grutch < ME grucchen: see grudge

Examples of 'grouch' in a sentence
grouch

Yet with the rise of the grouch has come a colourful backlash.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This old grouch could be converted yet.
The Sun (2015)
They grouched and murmured to the sound of the engines as the vehicles went groaningly upward.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
It will just get you a reputation as a pedant and a grouch.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
(verb) 
Definition
to complain or grumble
They grouched about how hard-up they were.
Synonyms
complain
She never complains about her situation.
moan (informal)
I used to moan if I didn't get at least 8 hours' sleep.
grumble
`This is very inconvenient,' she grumbled.
beef (slang)
She was beefing about what he had done.
carp
He has many detractors who carp at his old-fashioned style.
bitch (slang)
whine
He whined about his project throughout the entire meeting.
grouse
`How come they never tell us what's going on?' he groused.
gripe (informal)
She started griping about the prices they were charging.
whinge (informal)
people who whinge about their alleged misfortunes
bleat
They are always bleating about `unfair' foreign competition.
find fault
bellyache (slang)
kvetch (US, slang)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a person who is always complaining
My friends call me a grouch because I'm always complaining.
Synonyms
moaner
complainer
grumbler
whiner
grouser
malcontent
Five years ago, a band of malcontents seized power.
curmudgeon
a lovable curmudgeon who appears confused by the antics of the modern world
crosspatch (informal)
crab (informal)
faultfinder
2 (noun) 
Definition
a persistent complaint
One of their biggest grouches is the new system of payment.
Synonyms
complaint
I don't have any complaints about the way I've been treated.
protest
a protest against people's growing economic hardship
objection
This objection has obviously been dropped.
grievance
They felt they had a legitimate grievance.
moan (informal)
They have been listening to people's gripes and moans.
grumble
My grumble is with the structure and organization of the material.
beef (slang)
I really don't have a beef with Wayne.
grouse
There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices.
gripe (informal)
My only gripe is that just one main course and one dessert were available.
Seewhine

Nearby words of
grouch

  • grossness
  • grotesque
  • grotto
  • grouch
  • grouchy
  • ground
  • ground rule

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