grouch
▪ I. grouch f12 [grouch grouches grouched grouching] noun BrE [ɡraʊtʃ] ; NAmE [ɡraʊtʃ] (informal) 1. a person who complains a lot 2. a complaint about sth unimportant Word Origin: late 19th cent.: variant of obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier ‘to grumble, murmur’, of unknown origin. Compare with ↑grudge. ▪ II. grouch verb intransitive Main entry: ↑grouchderived
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