grouse

grouse ¹

 (grous)

n. pl. grouse or grous·es

Any of various plump, chiefly ground-dwelling gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae of northern North America and Eurasia, characteristically having feathered legs and nostrils and mottled plumage.

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[Origin unknown.]

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grouse ²

 (grous) Informal

intr.v. groused, grous·ing, grous·es

To complain; grumble.

n.

A cause for complaint.

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[Perhaps from French dialectal groucer, from Old French grouchier; see grudge.]

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grous′er n.

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grouse

(ɡraʊs)

vb

(intr) to grumble; complain

n

a persistent complaint

[C19: of unknown origin]

ˈgrouser n

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grouse

(ɡraʊs)

n, pl grouse or grouses

(Animals) any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birds. See also black grouse, red grouse

adj

slang Austral and NZ excellent

[C16: of unknown origin]

ˈgrouseˌlike adj

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grouse¹

(graʊs)

n., pl. grouse, grous•es.

any of various plump gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae, of the pheasant family, with a short bill and feathered legs.

[1525–35; orig. uncertain]

grouse′like`, adj.

grouse²

(graʊs)

v. groused, grous•ing,
n. Informal. v.i.

1. to grumble; complain.

n.

2. a complaint.

[1850–55; orig. uncertain; compare grouch]

grous′er, n.

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grouse

Past participle: groused
Gerund: grousing

Imperative

grouse

grouse

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport wildfowl - flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
	2.	grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae - grouse black grouse - grouse of which the male is bluish-black ptarmigan - large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus - large black Old World grouse Canachites canadensis, spruce grouse - North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles Centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen - large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse, partridge - valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Pedioecetes phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, sprigtail - large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse - brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil covey - a small flock of grouse or partridge
Verb	1.	grouse - hunt grouse fowl - hunt fowl in the forest
	2.	grouse - complain; "What was he hollering about?" beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, squawk, holler, crab 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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grouse

¹

verb

1. complain, moan, grumble, gripe (informal), beef (slang), carp, bitch (slang), whine, whinge (informal), bleat, find fault, grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) 'How come they never tell us what's going on?' he groused.

noun

1. complaint, protest, objection, moan, grievance, grumble, gripe (informal), beef (slang), grouch (informal) There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices.

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grouse

² noun

Related words
collective nouns brood, covey, pack

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grouse

verb

Informal. To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment:

complain, grouch, grump, whine.

Informal: crab, gripe, kick.

Slang: beef, bellyache, bitch.

noun

Informal. An expression of dissatisfaction or a circumstance regarded as a cause for such expression:

complaint, grievance.

Informal: gripe.

Slang: beef, kick.

Idiom: bone to pick.

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Translations

الطَيْهوجتَذَمُّر، شَكْوى، تأفُّفشَكْوىطائِر الطَّهْوُجيَتَذَمَّر، يَتَأفَّف

tetřevremcáníremcatreptání

klagerypebeklage sig

GemeckerKlagemeckernWaldhuhn

αγριόκοταγκρίνια

urogalloqueja

metsäkanateerivalitus

tétrasgriefgrognementrouspéter

lještarkapritužbatetrijeb

kvarta, nöldrakvörtun, nöldurlyngrjúpa

fagianogallo cedronelamentelamugugnaremugugno

ライチョウ不平

들꿩불평

gaušanāsgaustiesrubenis

klachtkorhoen

rypegi vondordklaging

pardwapowód do narzekań

ave galináceaqueixa

ворчуншотландская куропатка

tetrov

knotmoripa

ไก่ป่าการบ่น

orman tavuğuşikayetşikâyetşikâyet etmekdırlanma

càu nhàugà gô

松鸡牢骚抱怨

grouse

¹ [graʊs] N (grouse or grouses (pl)) (Orn) → urogallo m
black grouse → gallo m lira
red grouse → lagópodo m escocés

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grouse

² [graʊs]

A. N (= complaint) → queja f

B. VI → quejarse (about de)

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grouse

[ˈgraʊs]

n

[grouse] [ˈgraʊs] (pl) (= bird) → grouse f (sorte de coq de bruyère)

(= complaint) → grief m
a grouse about sth → un grief au sujet de qch

vi (= complain) → rouspéter, râler
to grouse about sth → rouspéter contre qch, râler contre qch

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grouse

¹

n pl <-> → Waldhuhn nt, → Raufußhuhn nt; (= red grouse) → Schottisches Moor(schnee)huhn; grouse shooting → Moorhuhnjagd f

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grouse

² (Brit inf)

n (= complaint) → Klage f; to have a good grouse → sich ausschimpfen (inf)

vi → schimpfen, meckern (inf) (→ about über +acc)

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grouse

¹ [graʊs] n pl inv → gallo cedrone, urogallo

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grouse

² [graʊs] (fam)

1. n (complaint) → mugugno

2. vi to grouse (about) → brontolare (su)

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grouse¹

(graus) – plural grouse – noun

a kind of game bird. korhoender طائِر الطَّهْوُج бяла яребица galo silvestre tetřev schottisches Moorhuhn rype αγριόγαλος urogallo rabapüü باقرقره metsäkana grouse תרנגול בר एक प्रकार का पक्षी škotska lještarka nyírfajd ayam-ayaman lyngrjúpa gallo cedrone* らい鳥 뇌조(雷鳥) tetervinas, kurtinys rubenis grouse korhoenrypegłuszec, pardwa يو ډول مرغه galo silvestre potârniche scoţiană шотландская куропатка tetrov, jarabica divja kura tetreb moripa นกตระกูล Tetraonidae orman tavuğu 松雞 шотландська куріпка بھٹ تیتر جس کا شکار کیا جاتا ہے gà gô 松鸡

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grouse²

(graus) verb

to complain. He's grousing about his job again. kla, brom يَتَذَمَّر، يَتَأفَّف оплаквам се queixar-se remcat meckern beklage sig γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαιquejarse, lamentarse nurisema شکایت کردن purnata rouspéter छोटी-छोटी बातों की शिकायत करना prigovarati zúgolódik mengeluh kvarta, nöldra brontolare ぶつぶついう 불평하다 niurzgėti, bambėti gausties bersungut mopperen, kankerenklage, mukke, gi vondordgderać شکایت کول queixar-se a se plânge ворчать hundrať pritoževati se gunđati knota, knorra บ่นว่า şikâyet etmek, dırlanmak 抱怨 скаржитися معمولی باتوں پر گلہ شکوہ کرنا càu nhàu 抱怨

noun

a complaint. klag, grief تَذَمُّر، شَكْوى، تأفُّف оплакване queixa remcání das Gemecker klage γκρίνια, παράπονοqueja nurin شکایت valitus grief “לקטר” शिकायत prigovor zúgolódás keluhan kvörtun, nöldur brontolio 不平 불평 nusiskundimas gaušanās sungutan gemopper, griefklage narzekanie شکایت queixa plângere жалоба hundranie pritožba žalba knot, knorrande การบ่นว่า şikâyet, dırlanma 牢騷 скарга شکایت điều đáng phàn nàn 牢骚

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grouse

→ الطَيْهوج, شَكْوى reptání, tetřev klage, rype Klage, Waldhuhn αγριόκοτα, γκρίνια queja, urogallo teeri, valitus grognement, tétras lještarka, pritužba fagiano, lamentela ライチョウ, 不平 들꿩, 불평 klacht, korhoen klaging, rype pardwa, powód do narzekań ave galinácea, queixa ворчун, шотландская куропатка knot, moripa ไก่ป่า, การบ่น orman tavuğu, şikayet càu nhàu, gà gô 松鸡, 牢骚

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