grouch+(noun)

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• grouch´i|ness — grouch|y «GROW chee», adjective, grouch|i|er, grouch|i|est. Informal. tending to grumble or complain; surly; ill tempered. –grouch´i|ly, adverb. – …   Useful english dictionary

• grouch´i|ly — grouch|y «GROW chee», adjective, grouch|i|er, grouch|i|est. Informal. tending to grumble or complain; surly; ill tempered. –grouch´i|ly, adverb. – …   Useful english dictionary

• grouch|y — «GROW chee», adjective, grouch|i|er, grouch|i|est. Informal. tending to grumble or complain; surly; ill tempered. –grouch´i|ly, adverb. – …   Useful english dictionary

• grouch — (n.) ill tempered person, 1896, earlier state of irritable glumness (1890, in expressions such as to have a grouch on), U.S. college student slang, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching complaint, grumbling (see GRUTCH (Cf. grutch)). The… …   Etymology dictionary

• grouch — noun Etymology: probably alteration of grutch grudge; from Middle English grucche, grugge, from grucchen more at grudge Date: circa 1895 1. a. a fit of bad temper b. grudge, complaint 2. a habitually irritable or complaining person ; grumbler •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grouch — informal ► NOUN 1) a habitually grumpy person. 2) a complaint or grumble. ► VERB ▪ complain ill temperedly; grumble. ORIGIN from Old French grouchier to grumble, murmur …   English terms dictionary

• grouch bag — noun slang : purse …   Useful english dictionary

• grouch — I UK [ɡraʊtʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms grouch : singular grouch plural grouches informal 1) someone who complains a lot or is often in a bad mood 2) a complaint II UK [ɡraʊtʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms grouch : present tense… …   English dictionary

• grouch — grouch1 [ grautʃ ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) someone who complains a lot or is often in a bad mood 2. ) a complaint grouch grouch 2 [ grautʃ ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to complain a lot, often without good reason: GRUMBLE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grouch — 1. noun One who is grumpy or irritable. I dont feel like hanging around with that grouch. 2. verb To be grumpy or irritable; to complain. He spent all his time grouching about the problem instead of fixing it. See Also …   Wiktionary

• grouch — 1 noun informal 1 (C) someone who is always complaining: My grandad is such an old grouch. 2 (C) something unimportant that you complain about: One of his main grouches is that they never put the top back on the toothpaste. 2 verb (intransitive + …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English