grouse
noun
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
had been grousing
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past perfect progressiveof grouse.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Though Brown had been grousing for weeks about the readiness rating system, he did not dictate the embarrassing memo.
From Time Magazine Archive
For Teller, however, it replicated the unfocused dithering he had been grousing about.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
