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grouch

(grouch)

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

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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]

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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Noun	1.	grouch - a bad-tempered person crank, crosspatch, grump, churl 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" grumble, scold 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"

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:

complainer, crab, faultfinder, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, whiner.

Informal: crank, griper, grouser.

Slang: bellyacher, sorehead, sourpuss.

verb

To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:

complain, grump, whine.

Informal: crab, gripe, grouse, kick.

Slang: beef, bellyache, bitch.

Translations

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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

(grautʃ) verb

to complain. He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).quejarse, lamentarse

noun

1. a person who complains. quejica, refunfuñón

2. a complaint. queja

ˈgrouchy adjective

malhumorado

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