to grouse
8
7.4
- verb
- /ɡraʊs/
- UK
:
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- U.S. soldiers know all too well their own deficiencies and vulnerabilities: they grouse about aging trucks, jammed rifles, and intermittent data links.
If they retire, they may not grouse about work as much, but a new set of problems may come in.
- If they retire, they may not grouse about work as much, but a new set of problems may come in.
Examples
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What's the use of grousing about it?
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"Can't you do this without my help, Tin Man?" he groused.
Fiction book (2001) -
I can grouse about the food and the CO and anything I plain please.
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If they retire, they may not grouse about work as much, but a new set of problems may come in.
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What are you two grousing about?
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New Yorkers keep voting him into office and then grouse and complain after they do.
Blog text (20) -
When it appeared that Hayes had lost, Republicans groused about the candidate's studied silence.
Academic text (1997) -
"She's never been that fussy about her car before," Max groused as he came out of the office.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her comrades quietly absorb this proclamation, then file out, grousing good-naturedly.
Fiction book (1996) -
She always grouses about the weather when it rains on her picnic plans.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To say you are unhappy about something and want it changed
311
8.1
To complain a lot in an annoying way
59
8.4
To complain in an angry way about something
41
3.7
To complain quietly in a low voice
38
5.6
To complain repeatedly about small things
30
6.6
To keep complaining about something in a way that annoys people
15
8.0
To complain loudly about something you think is unfair
8
9.6
To complain a lot in an annoying way
7
6.0
To complain loudly in a way that annoys other people
6
4.1
To complain quietly about something you do not like
5
7.9
To complain about small or unimportant things
5
8.1
To complain in an annoying way about small things
4
9.9
To complain a lot about small things and annoy others
3
7.9
To keep saying you are unhappy about something
1
4.9
To complain when you are in a bad mood
1
6.8
To complain a lot in an annoying way
1
6.4
To complain in a bad-tempered way
1
7.3
To complain in a small, repeated way
To complain in a sulky, childish way about small things
To complain in a sad, self-pitying way about small problems
To complain in a quiet, old-fashioned way
To express a complaint or concern, often publicly
To complain quietly because you are unhappy
Antonyms
Compounds
1
9.1
A medium-sized North American forest bird with a fan-shaped tail and neck feathers often hunted
A large black bird from northern Europe with a tail that curves like a lyre
A small bush that grows in northwest North America and has bright red berries
A brown bird with spotted feathers that lives on grasslands in western North America
A large land bird with pointed tail feathers found in western prairies and open forests
- Specialized
A forest bird that lives in pine and fir woods and eats evergreen needles
How Complaining
- Informal
70
4.8
- Informal
38
5.6
- UK
8
7.4
41
3.7
177
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grouse meaning 'to complain' is British slang and its exact origin is unclear, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who is a grouch making small complaints. So to grouse is to grumble about something unimportant.