grump

¹grump

noun \ˈgrəmp\

Definition of GRUMP

1

: a fit of ill humor or sulkiness —usually used in plural

2

: a person given to complaining

Examples of GRUMP

1. Our neighbor is an old grump.
2. <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

Related Words: hunks; malcontent, sorehead; grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport; defeatist, pessimist; faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner; crock [slang], hypochondriac

Near Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna; happy camper

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Rhymes with GRUMP

bump, chump, clomp, clump, comp, crump, dump, flump, frump, hump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump