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Added 10 October 2026

grouch

/ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about grouch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A bad-tempered person.

verb

Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.
He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong

Origin

From Middle English grouchen, variant of grucchen (“to complain, mumble, murmur”). See grutch.

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