grouch
ɡraʊtʃ
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Definition of grouch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
emotionperson always grumpy
  • My neighbor is such a grouch in the mornings.
complainer curmudgeon grump
2.
complaintRarebad-tempered complaintRare
  • He let out a grouch about the noisy kids.
complaint grumble whine

Verb

intr.
1.
complainexpress dissatisfaction in a grumpy manner
  • He tends to grouch about the weather.
complain grumble whine
2.
emotionUSshow unhappiness or critical attitudeUS
  • She would grouch whenever things didn't go her way.
complain grumble
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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.

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  1. French:ronchon, ronchonner, ...
  2. German:Griesgram, sich beschweren, ...
  3. Italian:brontolone, brontolare, ...
  4. Spanish:gruñón, refunfuñar, ...
  5. Portuguese:rabugento, reclamar, ...
  6. Chinese:爱抱怨的人, 发牢骚, ...
  7. Japanese:不機嫌な人, 不満を言う, ...
  8. Arabic:عَبُوس, تَذَمَّرَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:נַרְגָּן, לְהִתְרַטֵּן, ...
  10. Russian:брюзга, ворчать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:буркотун, бурчати, ...
  12. Hindi:चिड़चिड़ा आदमी, शिकायत करना, ...

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