grouses 1 of 2

noun

plural of grouse
as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment a forum in which employees can air their grouses

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grouses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grouse
as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely hasn't stopped grousing since we started this vacation

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Recent Examples of grouses
Verb
Keep that in mind when Oz grouses about the money the government is funneling to UnitedHealth and other big insurers. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Grace, in turn, grouses about his new roomie in a series of video diaries, which will be sent back to Earth. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Nobody grouses about waiting for two scoops of a banana-and-peanut-butter concoction called Fat Elvis. — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouses
  1. complaints
  2. complains
  3. grievances
  4. screams
  5. moans
  6. whines
  7. laments
Noun
  • Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of complaints
Verb
  • The private sector complains that there are jobs but that Indians aren’t skilled enough to be hired.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Prescribing Tylenol to a patient who continually complains of back pain will not necessarily solve what ails them.
    — Chris Adams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of complains
Noun
  • The pledge taps into longstanding grievances against a British government that remains strongly centered in London, leaving some voters feeling overlooked and left behind.
    — Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
  • In each case, a single incident acted not as the sole cause of the unrest, but as the spark that brought existing grievances into the open.
    — Šumit Ganguly, NPR, 27 July 2026
Definition of grievances
Verb
  • Contrary to his radio silence at today’s hearings, one thing that screams with clarity is Fauci’s diary.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • This halter-neck set just screams chic, and its flowy, breathable fabric is ideal for humid summer days.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Definition of screams
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
Definition of moans
Verb
  • The snippet ends just as the cat whines and tucks its head beneath the barrier, not far from the officer filming the scene.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of whines
Noun
  • Chattel slavery, in all its brutality, Sojourner laments, could not just be forgotten; African Americans needed to be compensated for centuries of hardship.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Fines aren’t the answer to the EU’s laments, but better third parties are.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of laments

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