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grouch

(grouch)
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.
[From Middle English grucchen, to grumble, complain; see grudge.]
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grouch

(ɡraʊtʃ)
vb (intr)
to complain; grumble
n
1. a complaint, esp a persistent one
2. a person who is always grumbling
[C20: from obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier to complain; see grudge]
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grouch

(graʊtʃ)

n., v. grouched, grouch•ing. n.
1. a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
2. a sulky or irritable mood.
3. a complaint.
v.i.
4. to be sulky or morose; complain irritably.
[1890–95, Amer.; variant of obsolete grutch < Old French groucher to grumble. See grudge]
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grouch


Past participle: grouched
Gerund: grouching

Imperative
grouch
grouch
Present
I grouch
you grouch
he/she/it grouches
we grouch
you grouch
they grouch
Preterite
I grouched
you grouched
he/she/it grouched
we grouched
you grouched
they grouched
Present Continuous
I am grouching
you are grouching
he/she/it is grouching
we are grouching
you are grouching
they are grouching
Present Perfect
I have grouched
you have grouched
he/she/it has grouched
we have grouched
you have grouched
they have grouched
Past Continuous
I was grouching
you were grouching
he/she/it was grouching
we were grouching
you were grouching
they were grouching
Past Perfect
I had grouched
you had grouched
he/she/it had grouched
we had grouched
you had grouched
they had grouched
Future
I will grouch
you will grouch
he/she/it will grouch
we will grouch
you will grouch
they will grouch
Future Perfect
I will have grouched
you will have grouched
he/she/it will have grouched
we will have grouched
you will have grouched
they will have grouched
Future Continuous
I will be grouching
you will be grouching
he/she/it will be grouching
we will be grouching
you will be grouching
they will be grouching
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grouching
you have been grouching
he/she/it has been grouching
we have been grouching
you have been grouching
they have been grouching
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grouching
you will have been grouching
he/she/it will have been grouching
we will have been grouching
you will have been grouching
they will have been grouching
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grouching
you had been grouching
he/she/it had been grouching
we had been grouching
you had been grouching
they had been grouching
Conditional
I would grouch
you would grouch
he/she/it would grouch
we would grouch
you would grouch
they would grouch
Past Conditional
I would have grouched
you would have grouched
he/she/it would have grouched
we would have grouched
you would have grouched
they would have grouched
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:grouch - a bad-tempered person]grouch - a bad-tempered person
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
crabby person, crab - a quarrelsome grouch
hothead, fire-eater - a belligerent grouch
misanthrope, misanthropist - someone who dislikes people in general
Verb 1. grouch - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
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grouch

verb
1. complain, moan, grumble, beef (slang), carp, bitch (slang), whine, grouse, gripe (informal), whinge (informal), bleat, find fault, bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) They grouched about how hard-up they were.
noun
1. moaner, complainer, grumbler, whiner, grouser, malcontent, curmudgeon, crosspatch (informal), crab (informal), faultfinder He's an old grouch but she puts up with him.
2. complaint, protest, objection, grievance, moan, grumble, beef (slang), grouse, gripe (informal) One of their biggest grouches is the new system of payment
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

grouch

noun
A person who habitually complains or grumbles:
Informal: crank, griper, grouser.
verb
To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:
Informal: crab, gripe, grouse, kick.
Slang: beef, bellyache, bitch.
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Translations
شَخص كَثير الشَّكْوىشَكوى، تَذَمُّريَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر
brbláníbrblatbručounreptat
beklage siggnavpotteklage
mogorva ember
nöldranöldur, kvörtunnöldurseggur
bėdotiniurgzlysniurzgėjimasniurzgėtiniurzgus
īgņaīgņotiesīgnums
hundrošreptaniešomrať
şikâyet şikâyet eden kimseşikâyet etmeksöylenmekvır vır

grouch

[graʊtʃ]
A. VI → refunfuñar, quejarse
B. N
1. (= person) → refunfuñón/ona m/f, cascarrabias mf inv
2. (= complaint) → queja f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grouch

[ˈgraʊtʃ]
vi (= complain) → rouspéter
to grouch about sth → rouspéter au sujet de qch
n (= person) → rouspéteur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grouch

n
(= complaint) → Klage f; to have a grouch (= grumble) → schimpfen (→ about über +acc)
(inf: = person) → Miesepeter m (inf), → Muffel m (inf)
vi → schimpfen, meckern (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

grouch

[graʊtʃ] (fam)
1. vi → brontolare
2. n (person) → brontolone/a
she's always got a grouch (complaint) → ha sempre da brontolare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grouch

(grautʃ) verb
to complain. He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it). kla, knor يَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر мърморя queixar-se brblat, reptat nörgeln beklage sig γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαι quejarse, lamentarse virisema غر غر کردن marista rouspéter לְקַטֵר, לְהִתלוֹנֵן शिकायत करना, खींझना tužiti se morog mengeluh nöldra lagnarsi, brontolare 不平を言う 불평하다 niurzgėti, bėdoti īgņoties merungut mopperen surmule, beklage seg, mukke gderać غرغر کول queixar-se a bombăni ворчать šomrať godrnjati gunđati knota, gnälla บ่น şikâyet etmek, söylenmek 發牢騷 бурчати گلہ شکوہ کرنا than vãn 发牢骚
noun
1. a person who complains. Brombeer/iesegrim شَخص كَثير الشَّكْوى мърморко rabugento bručoun der Griesgram gnavpotte γκρινιάρης quejica, refunfuñón viriseja آدم نق نقو marisija rouspéteur/-euse "קוּטֵר" चिड़चिड़ा व्यक्ति zanovijetalo mogorva ember pengeluh nöldurseggur brontolone 不平を言う人 투덜대는 사람 niurgzlys īgņa prang yang kuat merungut mopperaar, mopperkont, knorrepot grinebiter zrzęda غورېدونكى rabugento om ursuz/ morocănos ворчун hundroš godrnjač gunđalo gnällspik คนขี้บ่น şikâyet eden kimse 愛發牢騷的人 буркотун, буркун نامطمئن người bẳn tính 常发牢骚的人
2. a complaint. klagte شَكوى، تَذَمُّر оплакване queixa brblání die Nörgelei klage παράπονο queja virin غر غر valitus rouspétance תלונה शिकायत pritužba morgás keluhan nöldur, kvörtun brontolio 不平 불평 niurzgėjimas īgnums rungutan gemopper, klacht klage gderanie غرغر queixa plângere претензия reptanie godrnjanje gunđanje knotande, gnäll คําตําหนิ şikâyet, vır vır 牢騷 незадоволення گلہ شکوہ lời than vãn 牢骚
ˈgrouchy adjective
klaerig, knorrig بِتَذَمُّر нацупен rabugento mrzutý griesgrämig gnavpotteagtig γκρινιάρης malhumorado virisev بد عنق kärttyinen grognon רַטנָנִי शिकायती zanovijetan zsörtölődő suka mengeluh nöldrandi, geðvondur brontolone ふきげんな 기분이 언짢은 viskuo nepatenkintas, niurzgus īgns suka merungut mopperig, knorrig, humeurig gretten, sur, muggen gderliwy غورېدونكى rabugento bombănitor ворчливый mrzutý godrnjav koji gunđa gnällig บูดบึ้ง asık suratlı 怨天尤人的 буркотливий نا آسودہ bẳn tính; cáu kỉnh 发牢骚的
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And Simon Nishikanta, in his grouch, disdaining to reply, would continue to pepper the last whale into flight beyond the circle of the sea their vision commanded.
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