grouse

1 of 3

noun (1)

plural grouse or grouses
: 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

grouse

2 of 3

verb

groused; grousing

intransitive verb

: complain, grumble
groused about the higher prices
grouser noun

grouse

3 of 3

noun (2)

: complaint
listened to their grouses about working conditions

Examples of grouse in a Sentence

Verb She's been grousing to her boss about the working conditions. Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Ruffed grouse The ruffed grouse is Pennsylvania's state bird. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 To this day, the Northern Tutchone First Nations group of Yukon continues to perform a grouse dance. Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023 Your best option for recording low-frequency sounds, like those from owls, mourning doves and grouse, is a shotgun microphone. Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 Balmoral is a working estate—deer stalking, grouse shooting, forestry, and farming are just some of the many uses of the land. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023 But with a couple of Democratic defections, the Senate voted narrowly this spring to undo protections for a rare grouse known as the lesser prairie chicken as well as the northern long-eared bat. John Flesher, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2023 But Congress voted this year to undo protections for a rare grouse known as the lesser prairie chicken as well as the northern long-eared bat. John Flesher, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023 Olympic National Park - Washington Birds of Olympic National Park:Bald eagle, Western gull, Red-breasted sapsucker, Woodpecker, Belted kingfisher, Steller’s and Gray jay, Blue grouse, Peregrine falcon and Northern pygmy owl. Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023 Earlier this month, the Senate voted to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a rare grouse found in parts of the Midwest and Southwest. John Flesher, ajc, 11 May 2023
Verb
That hasn’t stopped employers from grousing about the state regulations. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 Still, Prigozhin overplayed his hand, possibly thinking that months of phone calls from officers grousing about the Defense Ministry meant that some would join the rebellion. Neil MacFarquhar, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023 And while producers and publicists have privately groused that the actors’ guild has been slow to grant waivers allowing stars to promote their films at festivals — making travel cumbersome and more expensive — many projects are getting dispensations. Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023 Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News Wall Street and Washington are grousing, but Chairman Jay Powell and his Federal Reserve comrades deserve credit for staying their anti-inflation course on Wednesday. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 July 2023 Several participants groused about the futility of meeting, but acquiesced to keep Trump’s legal options open. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 Studio insiders groused about the sheer volume of SAG-AFTRA proposals that needed negotiating. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023 Back then, industry insiders would grouse about the rushed pace of producing make-or-break series pilots in a three-month period in advance of the May upfronts. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 July 2023 And there have got to be some corporate bean counters grousing about the new corporate minimum tax that the law imposes. Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Verb

origin unknown

Noun (2)

derivative of grouse entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1531, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1887, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grouse was in 1531

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Cite this Entry

“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouse. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.

Kids Definition

grouse

1 of 2 noun
plural grouse or grouses
: any of various plump-bodied game birds that are usually reddish or grayish brown with feathers on the legs

grouse

2 of 2 verb
groused; grousing
grouser noun

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