grouch 1 of 2

noun

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as in complainer
an irritable and complaining person an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick

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as in pouts
a state of resentful silence or irritability having been proven wrong, he had a grouch on for hours afterwards

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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment it wouldn't be a workday if we didn't hear his daily grouch about how bad the coffee is

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grouch

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verb

as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely always seems to be grouching about the weather

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