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grouch
(grouch)n.
1. A habitually complaining or irritable person.
2. A grumbling or sulky mood: in a grouch about the long line for tickets.
3. A complaint; a grudge: had only one grouch against the landlord.
intr.v. grouched, grouch·ing, grouch·es
To grumble or sulk.
[From Middle English grucchen, to grumble, complain; see grudge.]
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grouch
(ɡraʊtʃ)vb (intr)
to complain; grumble
n
1. a complaint, esp a persistent one
2. a person who is always grumbling
[C20: from obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier to complain; see grudge]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
grouch
(graʊtʃ)n., v. grouched, grouch•ing. n.
1. a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
2. a sulky or irritable mood.
3. a complaint.
v.i. 4. to be sulky or morose; complain irritably.
[1890–95, Amer.; variant of obsolete grutch < Old French groucher to grumble. See grudge]
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grouch
Past participle: grouched
Gerund: grouching
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| Noun | 1. |  grouch - a bad-tempered person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable crabby person, crab - a quarrelsome grouch hothead, fire-eater - a belligerent grouch misanthrope, misanthropist - someone who dislikes people in general |
| Verb | 1. | grouch - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
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grouch
verb
noun
1. moaner, complainer, grumbler, whiner, grouser, malcontent, curmudgeon, crosspatch (informal), crab (informal), faultfinder He's an old grouch but she puts up with him.
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grouch
nounA person who habitually complains or grumbles:
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Translations
شَخص كَثير الشَّكْوىشَكوى، تَذَمُّريَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر
brbláníbrblatbručounreptat
beklage siggnavpotteklage
mogorva ember
nöldranöldur, kvörtunnöldurseggur
bėdotiniurgzlysniurzgėjimasniurzgėtiniurzgus
īgņaīgņotiesīgnums
hundrošreptaniešomrať
şikâyetşikâyet eden kimseşikâyet etmeksöylenmekvır vır
grouch
[graʊtʃ]A. VI → refunfuñar, quejarse
B. N
1. (= person) → refunfuñón/ona m/f, cascarrabias mf inv
2. (= complaint) → queja f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grouch
[ˈgraʊtʃ] n (= person) → rouspéteur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grouch
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grouch
(grautʃ) verb to complain. He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).
noun1. a person who complains.
2. a complaint.
ˈgrouchy adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.