Grouch
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noun.
A habitually complaining or irritable person.
noun.
A grumbling or sulky mood.
noun.
A complaint; a grudge.
intransitive verb.
To grumble or sulk.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A fit of sulkiness.
To be sullen or morose.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A bad-tempered person.
intransitive verb.
to complain habitually, especially about minor or routine annoyances.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
One who is
grumpy
or
irritable
.
verb.
To be grumpy or irritable; to
complain
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
noun.
a bad-tempered person
Word Usage
"LIke I care that an old grouch is going to appear on SNL what a joke!!!!!!"
Etymologically Related
grouchy
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
complain
kick
kvetch
plain
quetch
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
bouche
couch
crouch
fouch
ouch
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
airsickness
blunderings
cabinetmaking
desease
downsizing
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Tartar
air a grievance
bear
beef
bellyache
verb-form
grouched
grouches
grouching