Definition of grouch - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- My neighbor is such a grouch in the mornings.
2.
- He let out a grouch about the noisy kids.
Verb
1.
- He tends to grouch about the weather.
2.
- She would grouch whenever things didn't go her way.
Expressions with grouch
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feel annoyed or upset about something or someone
He tends to have a grouch after losing games.
person irritable in the morning
My brother is such a morning grouch before breakfast.
Origin of grouch
French, grouche (grumble)
Examples of grouch in a sentence
Don't be such a grouch about the new policy. His grouch about the weather was endless. She had a grouch about the slow service. She would grouch about the traffic every morning. They often grouch when things don't go their way. He tends to grouch about the weather every morning.
They grouch when the meeting runs over time.
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- French:ronchon, ronchonner, ...
- German:Griesgram, sich beschweren, ...
- Italian:brontolone, brontolare, ...
- Spanish:gruñón, refunfuñar, ...
- Portuguese:rabugento, reclamar, ...
- Chinese:爱抱怨的人, 发牢骚, ...
- Japanese:不機嫌な人, 不満を言う, ...
- Arabic:عَبُوس, تَذَمَّرَ, ...
- Hebrew:נַרְגָּן, לְהִתְרַטֵּן, ...
- Russian:брюзга, ворчать, ...
- Ukrainian:буркотун, бурчати, ...
- Hindi:चिड़चिड़ा आदमी, शिकायत करना, ...
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