grouse

¹

[grous]

noun

plural

grouse, grouses 

1. any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.

2. British.,  the red grouse.

grouse

²

[grous]

verb (used without object)

groused, grousing 

1. to grumble; complain.

   I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.

   Synonyms: fuss, fret, gripe

noun

1. a complaint.

grouse

³

[grous]

adjective

Australian Slang.

1. excellent; great; wonderful.

grouse

¹

/ ɡraʊs /

verb

1. (intr) to grumble; complain

noun

1. a persistent complaint

grouse

²

/ ɡraʊs /

noun

1. any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birds See also black grouse red grouse

adjective

1. slang,  excellent

Other Word Forms

• grouseless adjective
• grouselike adjective
• grouser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grouse¹

First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain

Origin of grouse²

First recorded in 1885–1900; originally British army slang; further origin uncertain; grouch

Origin of grouse³

First recorded in 1920–25; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of grouse¹

C19: of unknown origin

Origin of grouse²

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Young people grouse that employers are monitoring their productivity with “surveillance state technologies” and expect them to “do six jobs in a 40-hour workweek.”

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Even when we grouse about our jobs, by the water cooler and over Slack, the complaint is rarely about working hard.

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There was nothing I could grouse about, and I simply admired a good game played.

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Since the 1910s Egyptians had bemoaned the “notorious volatility of tomato prices” the way Americans grouse about fluctuating gasoline prices.

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Experts believe that thousands of animals and other wildlife were killed in the flames - including curlew, grouse chicks and hares.

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