grouch

grouch

 (grouch)

n.

1. A habitually complaining or irritable person.

2. A grumbling or sulky mood: in a grouch about the long line for tickets.

3. A complaint; a grudge: had only one grouch against the landlord.

intr.v. grouched, grouch·ing, grouch·es

To grumble or sulk.

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[From Middle English grucchen, to grumble, complain; see grudge.]

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grouch

(ɡraʊtʃ)

vb (intr)

to complain; grumble

n

1. a complaint, esp a persistent one

2. a person who is always grumbling

[C20: from obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier to complain; see grudge]

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grouch

(graʊtʃ)

n., v. grouched, grouch•ing. n.

1. a sulky, complaining, or morose person.

2. a sulky or irritable mood.

3. a complaint.

v.i.

4. to be sulky or morose; complain irritably.

[1890–95, Amer.; variant of obsolete grutch < Old French groucher to grumble. See grudge]

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grouch

Past participle: grouched
Gerund: grouching

Imperative

grouch

grouch

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grouch - a bad-tempered person     crank, crosspatch, grump, churl disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable crabby person, crab - a quarrelsome grouch hothead, fire-eater - a belligerent grouch misanthrope, misanthropist - someone who dislikes people in general
Verb	1.	grouch - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" grumble, scold kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

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grouch

verb

1. complain, moan, grumble, beef (slang), carp, bitch (slang), whine, grouse, gripe (informal), whinge (informal), bleat, find fault, bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) They grouched about how hard-up they were.

noun

1. moaner, complainer, grumbler, whiner, grouser, malcontent, curmudgeon, crosspatch (informal), crab (informal), faultfinder He's an old grouch but she puts up with him.

2. complaint, protest, objection, grievance, moan, grumble, beef (slang), grouse, gripe (informal) One of their biggest grouches is the new system of payment

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grouch

noun

A person who habitually complains or grumbles:

complainer, crab, faultfinder, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, whiner.

Informal: crank, griper, grouser.

Slang: bellyacher, sorehead, sourpuss.

verb

To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:

complain, grump, whine.

Informal: crab, gripe, grouse, kick.

Slang: beef, bellyache, bitch.

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Translations

شَخص كَثير الشَّكْوىشَكوى، تَذَمُّريَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر

brbláníbrblatbručounreptat

beklage siggnavpotteklage

BrummbärGriesgramNörgeleinörgeln

γκρινιάρης

grincheuxrâleurrouspétancerouspéterrouspéteur

mogorva ember

nöldranöldur, kvörtunnöldurseggur

bėdotiniurgzlysniurzgėjimasniurzgėtiniurzgus

īgņaīgņotiesīgnums

grinebitermukke

hundrošreptaniešomrať

şikâyetşikâyet eden kimseşikâyet etmeksöylenmekvır vır

发牢骚常发牢骚的人牢骚

grouch

[graʊtʃ]

A. VI → refunfuñar, quejarse

B. N

1. (= person) → refunfuñón/ona m/f, cascarrabias mf inv

2. (= complaint) → queja f

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grouch

[ˈgraʊtʃ]

vi (= complain) → rouspéter
to grouch about sth → rouspéter au sujet de qch

n (= person) → rouspéteur/euse m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grouch

n

(= complaint) → Klage f; to have a grouch (= grumble) → schimpfen (→ about über +acc)

(inf: = person) → Miesepeter m (inf), → Muffel m (inf)

vi → schimpfen, meckern (inf)

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grouch

[graʊtʃ] (fam)

1. vi → brontolare

2. n (person) → brontolone/a
she's always got a grouch (complaint) → ha sempre da brontolare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grouch

(grautʃ) verb

to complain. He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it). kla, knor يَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر мърморя queixar-se brblat, reptat nörgeln beklage sig γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαιquejarse, lamentarse virisema غر غر کردن marista rouspéter לְקַטֵר, לְהִתלוֹנֵן शिकायत करना, खींझना tužiti se morog mengeluh nöldra lagnarsi, brontolare 不平を言う 불평하다 niurzgėti, bėdoti īgņoties merungut mopperensurmule, beklage seg, mukkegderać غرغر کول queixar-se a bombăni ворчать šomrať godrnjati gunđati knota, gnälla บ่น şikâyet etmek, söylenmek 發牢騷 бурчати گلہ شکوہ کرنا than vãn 发牢骚

noun

1. a person who complains. Brombeer/iesegrim شَخص كَثير الشَّكْوى мърморко rabugento bručoun der Griesgram gnavpotte γκρινιάρηςquejica, refunfuñón viriseja آدم نق نقو marisija rouspéteur/-euse “קוּטֵר” चिड़चिड़ा व्यक्ति zanovijetalo mogorva ember pengeluh nöldurseggur brontolone 不平を言う人 투덜대는 사람 niurgzlys īgņa prang yang kuat merungut mopperaar, mopperkont, knorrepot grinebiter zrzęda غورېدونكى rabugento om ursuz/ morocănos ворчун hundroš godrnjač gunđalo gnällspik คนขี้บ่น şikâyet eden kimse 愛發牢騷的人 буркотун, буркун نامطمئن người bẳn tính 常发牢骚的人

2. a complaint. klagte شَكوى، تَذَمُّر оплакване queixa brblání die Nörgelei klage παράπονοqueja virin غر غر valitus rouspétanceתלונה शिकायत pritužba morgás keluhan nöldur, kvörtun brontolio 不平 불평 niurzgėjimas īgnums rungutan gemopper, klachtklage gderanie غرغر queixa plângere претензия reptanie godrnjanje gunđanje knotande, gnäll คำตำหนิ şikâyet, vır vır 牢騷 незадоволення گلہ شکوہ lời than vãn 牢骚

ˈgrouchy adjective

klaerig, knorrig بِتَذَمُّر нацупен rabugento mrzutý griesgrämig gnavpotteagtig γκρινιάρηςmalhumorado virisev بد عنق kärttyinen grognon רַטנָנִי शिकायती zanovijetan zsörtölődő suka mengeluh nöldrandi, geðvondur brontolone ふきげんな 기분이 언짢은 viskuo nepatenkintas, niurzgus īgns suka merungut mopperig, knorrig, humeuriggretten, sur, muggen gderliwy غورېدونكى rabugento bombănitor ворчливый mrzutý godrnjav koji gunđa gnällig บูดบึ้ง asık suratlı 怨天尤人的 буркотливий نا آسودہ bẳn tính; cáu kỉnh 发牢骚的

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