grump
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noun \ˈgrəmp\Definition of GRUMP
1
: a fit of ill humor or sulkiness —usually used in plural
2
: a person given to complaining
See Examples of GRUMP
- Our neighbor is an old grump.
- <a real grump in the morning>
Origin of GRUMP
obsolete English grumps snubs, slights
First Known Use: 1844
Related to GRUMP
- Synonyms
- bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grouch, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
2grump
verbDefinition of GRUMP
intransitive verb
1
: sulk
transitive verb
: to utter in a grumpy manner
Examples of GRUMP
- <those incessantly grumping patients were generally ignored by the nursing home staff>
- <he's been grumping about the house all morning because the golf tournament got rained out>
First Known Use of GRUMP
1875
Related to GRUMP
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, complain, 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
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