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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grouse1 /graʊs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. grouse, grous•es. - Birdsa plump bird of the pheasant family, with a short bill and feathered legs.
grouse2 /graʊs/USA pronunciation v., groused, grous•ing, n. [Informal.]v. - Informal Termsto grumble* complain: [no object]He was always grousing about his job.[~ + that clause]He was always grousing that he hated his job.
n. [countable] - Informal Termsa complaint.
grous•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grouse1 (grous),USA pronunciation n., pl. grouse, grous•es. - Birdsany of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Cf. black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- Birds[Brit.]the red grouse.
- origin, originally uncertain 1525–35
- Informal Termsto grumble;
complain:I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
n. - Informal Termsa complaint.
- 1850–55; origin, originally uncertain; compare grouch
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gripe, fret, fuss.
grouse3 (grous),USA pronunciation adj. [Australian Slang.]- British Termsexcellent;
great;
wonderful.
- origin, originally uncertain 1940–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grouse /ɡraʊs/ vb - (intransitive) to grumble; complain
n - a persistent complaint
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown originˈgrouser n grouse /ɡraʊs/ n ( pl grouse, grouses)- any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birds
adj - Austral NZ slang excellent
Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown origin |