grouch
verb (used without object)
to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.
grouched
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past participleof grouch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof grouch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
grouchverb (used without object)to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.
Example Sentences
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We bellyached and we grouched, but really, we did nothing.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024
It’s even possible that I grouched in the lobby afterward about poets and their ambiguities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2017
“This isn’t fun,” the female crewmember grouched to her male mate.
From Washington Post
Higgins, 51, grouched cheerfully about such matters over an easeful lunch in what must no longer be called the men's bar at Locke-Ober, hard by the Boston Common.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he got red in the face, glared at Dodo, and grouched out a "beg pardon!"
From You Can Search Me by Hugh McHugh
