grouse

¹grouse

noun \ˈgrau̇s\

plural grouse or grouses

Definition of GROUSE

: any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds

Origin of GROUSE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1531

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with GROUSE

blouse, chiaus, chouse, douse, gauss, Gauss, house, Klaus, Laos, louse, mouse, scouse, souse, spouse

²grouse

intransitive verb

grousedgrous·ing

Definition of GROUSE

: complain, grumble

— grous·er noun

Examples of GROUSE

1. She's been grousing to her boss about the working conditions.
2. Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.

Origin of GROUSE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1887

Related to GROUSE

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, complain, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl

Antonyms

crow, delight, rejoice

Related Words

object (to), protest, quarrel (with); cavil, quibble; fret, stew, worry; blubber, cry, sob; bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament

Near Antonyms

accept, bear, countenance, endure, take, tolerate; applaud, cheer, commend

³grouse

noun

Definition of GROUSE

: complaint

First Known Use of GROUSE

1918

grouse

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Blackcock (Lyrurus tetrix)—Ingmar Holmasen

Any of various game birds in the family Tetraonidae (order Galliformes), including the prairie chicken and ptarmigan, or the sandgrouse (order Columbiformes). The best-known Old World species is the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) of Wales, Scotland, Scandinavia, and northern central Europe. The male, iridescent blue-black with white wing bars, may be 22 in. (55 cm) long and weigh about 4 lbs (almost 2 kg); the smaller female is mottled brown and barred with black. Grouse are noted for the male's communal courtship dances. The best-known North American species is the ruffed grouse.