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- Dictionarygrouch/ɡraʊtʃ/
noun
- 1. a habitually grumpy person: "rock's foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch"
verb
- 1. voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble: "there's not a lot to grouch about"
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a person who often complains. Synonyms. crank (PERSON) informalUS. crosspatch old-fashioned informal.
1. a. : a fit of bad temper. b. : grudge, complaint. 2. : a habitually irritable or complaining person : grumbler. grouch intransitive verb. Synonyms. bear. bellyacher. complainer. crab. crank. croaker. crosspatch. curmudgeon. fusser. griper. grouser. growler.
A grouch is a cranky person who complains a lot. You could describe your grumpy old Grandpa as a grouch. Use the noun grouch when you're talking about someone who's habitually in a terrible mood. If your usual bus driver is a grouch, he's probably always yelling at his passengers.
grouch. noun [ C ] informal us / ɡraʊtʃ / uk / ɡraʊtʃ / a person who often complains. Synonyms. crank (PERSON) informalUS. crosspatch old-fashioned informal.
Grouch definition: to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.. See examples of GROUCH used in a sentence.
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]
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use grouch in a sentence Things go well until Oscar the grouch is diagnosed with a burst appendix and Romney discovers he is uninsured.
noun. grouches. A person who is habitually grouchy, surly, irritable, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A grumbling or sulky mood. Webster's New World. A complaint. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: bear. sorehead. sourpuss. grouser. bellyacher. kicker. malcontent. crab. crank. griper. growler. grump. grumbler.
Definition of grouch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
