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to grump

to grump

1 4.9
To complain when you are in a bad mood
  • verb
  • /ɡrʌmp/
: refunfuñar
  • "It's bloody freezing," Corporal Kane grumped.

They won't become sullen and say things like you can't make me do that, or they'll just huff and grump.

Examples

  • That morning that Carl left for the jump as I was lying in bed, I was grumping at him that I didn't think that he should be doing this because he must be tired.

    Sunshine Superman (2015)

  • "Like what?" the prince grumped.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Yeah, me too," I grumped.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • "Finally, somebody," Paula grumped as she let him in.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Fine, you grump.

    Devil's Night (2015)

  • Don't grump about it.

    The Man from Earth (2007)

  • "It'll never work," Augie grumped.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • And all the time I've known you, you've been grumping and groaning.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "Ho-sure," his father grumped.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I tend to grump whenever the weather is gloomy and rainy.

Synonyms

to bitch
vsto grump
  • NSFW
311 8.1

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is sulky or bad tempered but not necessarily persistent
to grumble
vsto grump
41 3.7

To complain quietly in a low voice

is more openly bad tempered rather than quiet
to bitch and moan
vsto grump
  • NSFW
8 9.6

To complain a lot in an annoying way

shows sulkiness rather than prolonged annoying complaint
to grouse
vsto grump
  • UK
8 7.4

To complain about small unimportant things

is more generally bad tempered and sulky, not only petty complaints
to grumble about
vsto grump
6 4.1

To complain quietly about something you do not like

focuses on mood and sulking rather than specific complaints
to grizzle
vsto grump
  • UK
8.2

To complain in a sulky, childish way about small things

is sulky but not necessarily childish

Antonyms

to smile
∞ 1.0

To turn the corners of your mouth up to show happiness or friendliness

to rejoice
93 3.6

Feel or show that you are very happy

How Grumpy

to sulk
42 3.5
to grump
1 4.9
to grumble
41 3.7
to moan
177 1.0
to complain
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

grump infinitive
grumped past
grumped past participle
grumping present participle
grumps third person singular

Etymology

Grump as a verb comes from the same idea as grumble and grunt; the word copies a low, unhappy sound. So to grump is 'to complain' or to act sulky, which is why people say someone grumped when they showed a bad mood.