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grouch

Pronunciation: /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/

The English word “grouch” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
  2. One who is grumpy or irritable.

verb

  1. To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.

Etymology

From Middle English grouchen, variant of grucchen (“to complain, mumble, murmur”). See grutch.

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