grouch

🇺🇸 /ɡraʊtʃ/ 🇬🇧 /ɡraʊtʃ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
noun
R

A person who is often unhappy and complains a lot.

My neighbor is a grouch and always complains about the noise.

R

A complaint about something small or not important.

His grouch about the food was unnecessary because it was delicious.

verb
R

To complain a lot, especially about small or unimportant things.

He's been grouching all day about his bad luck.

translation

n. A person who is often unhappy and complains a lot.; A complaint about something small or not important.
v. To complain a lot, especially about small or unimportant things.

Word Forms

3rd Present grouches
Past grouched
Perfect grouched
Progressive grouching
Plural grouches