grouches 1 of 2

noun

plural of grouch
1
as in complainers
an irritable and complaining person an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick

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2
as in whines
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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grouches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grouch
as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely always seems to be grouching about the weather

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  1. complainers
  2. complaints
  3. complains
  4. crabs
  5. grievances
  6. screams
  7. cranks
  8. moans
Noun
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of complainers
Noun
  • The aftermath of the fire has been litigious, with tenants accusing companies of not maintaining safety systems, ignoring complaints about fireworks and failing to secure the property after the fire.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Beretti and Cantone filed complaints with the Florida Department of Health, which, emails show, has begun investigating Guarino.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of complaints
Verb
  • Adrian complains that McElwee, instead of making documentaries, should have followed the lucrative path of a Hollywood director, and even reproaches him for having turned down an offer to make a TV commercial.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.
    — Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
Definition of complains
Noun
  • The broader climate conditions also shifted in the crabs’ favor.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The species faces many threats, including a reduction of underwater grasses that shelter young crabs, experts said.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Definition of crabs
Noun
  • The dynamic underscores how Trump continues to view tariffs as a tool for exerting pressure, both for trade grievances and as leverage in broader negotiations.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • In recent years, Engelbert’s communication style has been criticized and magnified by these players who aren’t afraid to air their grievances publicly.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of grievances
Verb
  • Another resident spoke of downloading a smartphone app to track decibel levels throughout the day, intending to document the noise of the coaster screams and report any violations.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Pink grapefruit and blood orange accompany tangerine in creating a citrus-forward scent that just screams summertime fun.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 23 July 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • Indeed, cranks and conspiracists on the American and British hard right now exist in happy symbiosis.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • The newer Schnierle hardware with which Wellhouse is working in the iCamper cranks this adjustability up considerably.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of cranks
Noun
  • In the decades after his death, Johnson’s loose playing and harrowing moans set American music on a path that would encompass Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, even Nas.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • Sweet tweets, soft moans, the distant caw of a shore bird piloting toward the sea, spirited and hopeful, daylight already breaking through.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
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