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Grouch   /graʊtʃ/   Listen
Grouch

noun
1.
A bad-tempered person.  Synonyms: churl, crank, crosspatch, grump.
verb
1.
Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.  Synonyms: grumble, scold.  "We grumbled about the increased work load"



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"Grouch" Quotes from Famous Books



... hungry, but not for bacon. Alas! Our hunger was the healthier one! We talked of New York. "Mother's in Paris," he volunteered, "and Dad's in New York meeting her bills. But the Old Man's got a grouch at me, and so he sent me 'way out here in this God-forsaken country! Say, what did they make this country for? Got any tailor-made cigarettes about you? How did Broadway look when you were there last? Lights all there yet at night? I've been here ...
— The River and I • John G. Neihardt

... is—is shocked. If I hear you—" He tossed his hands up helplessly. "You're making your daddy so mealy-mouthed, the first bohunk with a grouch will pull his nose. I've got to swear at 'em. If you don't let me tear loose a bit when I'm with you, the air's going to be so blue next time I meet a bohunk that he'll think he's ...
— The Return of Blue Pete • Luke Allan

... he'd been decent," mused Tom, on his way back, after settling the score, "he could have shown us the way through his hay field, and we might have gotten into the Hall on time. The old grouch!" ...
— Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck • Allen Chapman

... nearly a fortnight And carried a grouch all the while, Nor promise nor present could make him look pleasant; He hadn't the ...
— Bib Ballads • Ring W. Lardner

... fact that the ton rate had been jumped a couple of cents. And now it had been almost doubled. No wonder he wanted a confab with Marcus T. on the subject. And, from where I stood, it looked like he ought to have it, grouch or no grouch. ...
— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford


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