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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.

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


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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. See happy/unhappy.

verb

    To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment: complain, grump, whine. Informal crab, gripe, grouse, kick. Slang beef, bellyache, bitch. See feelings, happy/unhappy.

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n

Definition: complainer
Antonyms: complimenter

v

Definition: complain a lot
Antonyms: compliment, praise


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An irritable person.

pronunciation I feel like a grouch when I do not get enough sleep.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gnavpotte, dårligt lune, surmuleri
v. intr. - være gnaven på, surmule, mukke

Nederlands (Dutch)
mopperen, brompot, chagrijnige bui, reden tot mopperen

Français (French)
n. - ronchonneur, rouspéteur, grognon
v. intr. - rouspéter (contre qn)

Deutsch (German)
v. - murren, nörgeln
n. - Brummbär, schlechte Laune

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γκρινιάζω, μεμψιμοιρώ
n. - μεμψιμοιρία, γκρίνια

Italiano (Italian)
brontolare, brontolone

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estar de mau humor, resmungar
n. - resmungo (m), mau-humor (m), pessoa (f) mal-humorada

Русский (Russian)
брюзжать, брюзга, плохое настроение

Español (Spanish)
n. - gruñón, refunfuñón, cascarrabias
v. intr. - quejarse, regañar, refunfuñar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vara missbelåten
n. - dåligt humör, surpuppa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不高兴的人, 心怀不满, 闹脾气, 发牢骚

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不高興的人, 心懷不滿
v. intr. - 鬧脾氣, 發牢騷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불평, 토라짐, 잔소리
v. intr. - 불평하다, 삐지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぶつぶつ言う, すねる
n. - 不機嫌, 不平

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشكر (الاسم) شخص سريع الانفعال, نوبه نكد او غضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רטנן, טרוניה, תלונה‬
v. intr. - ‮התלונן, התרעם‬


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