grouse
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈgrau̇s 
plural grouse or grouses
: any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
grouse
2 of 3verb
groused; grousing
intransitive verb
: complain, grumble
groused about the higher prices
grouser noun
grouse
3 of 3noun (2)
: complaint
listened to their grouses about working conditions
Synonyms
Verb
- beef
- bellyache
- bitch
- bleat
- carp
- caterwaul
- complain
- crab
- croak
- fuss
- gripe
- grizzle
- grouch
- growl
- grumble
- grump
- holler
- inveigh
- keen
- kick
- kvetch
- maunder [chiefly British]
- moan
- murmur
- mutter
- nag
- repine
- scream
- squawk
- squeal
- wail
- whimper
- whine
- whinge [British]
- yammer
- yawp
- yaup
- yowl
Noun (2)
- beef
- bitch
- bleat
- carp
- complaint
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouch
- grumble
- holler
- kvetch
- lament
- miserere
- moan
- murmur
- plaint
- squawk
- wail
- whimper
- whine
- whinge [British]
- yammer
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Example Sentences
Verb She's been grousing to her boss about the working conditions. Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Verb
origin unknown
Noun (2)
derivative of grouse entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1531, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1887, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1918, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing grouse
Kids Definition
grouse 1 of 2
noun
ˈgrau̇s
plural grouse
: a brownish bird mostly of wooded areas that feeds especially on the ground and is sometimes hunted for food or sport
grouse
2 of 2verb
groused; grousing
: complain
grousers
noun
as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person had the misfortune of waiting on a table full of grousers, who sent her back to the kitchen constantly and then refused to tip her Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- crabs
- complainers
- cranks
- mutterers
- bears
- gripers
- murmurers
- hunks
- curmudgeons
- sourpusses
- grumblers
- croakers
- whiners
- growlers
- bellyachers
- kickers
- grouches
- grumps
- soreheads
- fussers
- crosspatches
- defeatists
- naggers
- malcontents
- quibblers
- party poopers
- grinches
- crocks
- faultfinders
- spoilsports
- killjoys
- nitpickers
- pessimists
- repiners
- objectors
- hypochondriacs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- optimists
- happy campers
- Pollyannas