grouch
–verb (used without object)
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to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, esp. in an irritable way.
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–noun
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a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
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a sulky, irritable, or morose mood.
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I really like the word grouch, but I never use it. If I really loved it I would find ways to slip it into conversation. I tried to use it recently but it didn’t come out right and the conversation just turned to the Marx brothers.
I think grouch might be a bird as well. I hate birds.
grouch
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/graʊtʃ/
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–verb (used without object)
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to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, esp. in an irritable way. |
–noun
| 2. |
a sulky, complaining, or morose person. |
| 3. |
a sulky, irritable, or morose mood. |
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~ by danjhuffman on February 18, 2010.
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