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
groused; grousing
grouser
noun
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.
Noun (2)
a forum in which employees can air their grouses
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2025
My example then was Leon Cooperman, a former hedge fund operator who appeared on Bloomberg to grouse about proposals for a wealth tax.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
There was lots of grousing about Microsoft benefitting from the surge in OpenAI business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In fact, some detractors of federal funding came to grouse at the ability of advocates to draw parents, along with a few Muppets, to make their case.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 July 2025
My example then was Leon Cooperman, a former hedge fund operator who appeared on Bloomberg to grouse about proposals for a wealth tax.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
Nobody grouses about waiting for two scoops of a banana-and-peanut-butter concoction called Fat Elvis.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
There was lots of grousing about Microsoft benefitting from the surge in OpenAI business.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouse. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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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
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