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 [graʊtʃ] Informal

vb (intr)

to complain; grumble

n

1. a complaint, esp a persistent one

2. a person who is always grumbling

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

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

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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grouch

v grouch [grautʃ]

to complain He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it). kla, knor يَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر мърморя brblat, reptat beklage sig nörgeln γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαι quejarse, 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 mopperen surmule, beklage seg, mukke gderać 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

n

1 a person who complains. Brombeer/iesegrim شَخص كَثير الشَّكْوى мърморко bručoun gnavpotte der Griesgram γκρινιάρης quejica, 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 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. klag, grief تَذَمُّر، شَكْوى، تأفُّف оплакване remcání klage das Gemecker γκρίνια, παράπονο queja nurin شکایت valitus grief “לקטר” शिकायत prigovor zúgolódás keluhan kvörtun, nöldur brontolio 不平 불평 nusiskundimas gaušanās sungutan gemopper, grief klage narzekanie queixa plângere жалоба hundranie pritožba žalba knot, knorrande การบ่นว่า şikâyet, dırlanma 牢騷 скарга شکایت điều đáng phàn nàn 牢骚

adj grouchy

klaerig, knorrig بِتَذَمُّر нацупен mrzutý gnavpotteagtig griesgrämig γκρινιάρης malhumorado virisev بد عنق nuriseva grognon רַטנָנִי शिकायती zanovijetan zsörtölődő suka mengeluh nöldrandi, geðvondur brontolone ふきげんな 뾰로통한 viskuo nepatenkintas, niurzgus īgns suka merungut mopperig, knorrig, humeurig gretten, sur, muggen gderliwy rabugento bombănitor ворчливый mrzutý godrnjav koji gunđa gnällig บูดบึ้ง asık suratlı 發牢騷的 буркотливий نا آسودہ bẳn tính; cáu kỉnh 发牢骚的