grouse
noun
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
grouses
Example Sentences
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Occasionally, someone grouses to McKim that he’s disrespecting books by selling them as decor, presumably because they’re no longer meant to be read.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
“To hell with saperde” — a kind of cured fish — “and those who praise it,” he grouses in his gastronomic litany the “Hedypatheia,” of which only fragments survive.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
"Here we go again. Give Ted another idea he'll take all the credit for," Nate grouses in the latest heart-wrenching episode of "Ted Lasso."
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
That includes an almond farmer in the Central Valley who grouses that the average Californian doesn’t understand what he does for a living or how much his crop contributes to the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
“D’you know,” the man grouses, “I could file a report. I stepped out for a moment, came back, and found her rummaging through the drawers of my desk. Outrageous!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
