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to grutch

to grutch

9.9
To complain in a quiet, old-fashioned way
  • verb
  • Archaic
: rezongar
  • She would grutch quietly to herself whenever she had to wait too long in line.

Examples

  • Despite their hard work, they couldn't help but grutch about the lack of recognition from their manager.

  • Somebody - My words and acts hurt nobody: Nobody - Somebody hath belied me much, Nobody sure hath cause to grutch.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The old man would often grutch about the weather, reminiscing about the summers of his youth.

Synonyms

to complain
vsto grutch
∞ 1.0

To say you are unhappy about something and want it changed

is an older literary way to voice dissatisfaction rather than direct complaint
to gripe
vsto grutch
  • Informal
38 5.6

To complain repeatedly about small things

is expressed in older literary style instead of modern usage
to harp
vsto grutch
  • Informal
30 6.6

To keep complaining about something in a way that annoys people

is a more old fashioned literary term than this repeated talking
to grouse
vsto grutch
  • UK
8 7.4

To complain about small unimportant things

is used in older literary contexts rather than casual speech
to bitch and moan
vsto grutch
  • NSFW
8 9.6

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is more old fashioned or literary than this coarse informal complaint
to grumble about
vsto grutch
6 4.1

To complain quietly about something you do not like

is an older literary way to express such dissatisfaction
to whinge
vsto grutch
  • UK
5 8.1

To complain in an annoying way about small things

is an older literary option rather than this modern annoying form
to kvetch
vsto grutch
  • Informal
4 9.9

To complain often about small things

is an older literary expression rather than this informal complaint
to piss and moan
vsto grutch
  • Offensive
4 9.9

To complain a lot about small things and annoy others

is expressed in older literary style rather than this vulgar informal phrase
to grump
vsto grutch
1 4.9

To complain when you are in a bad mood

is more of an old fashioned or literary complaint word
to groan at
vsto grutch
1 4.1

Make a low sound or complain to show you are annoyed at something

is used in older literary language rather than this sound or protest
to bellyache
vsto grutch
  • Informal
1 6.8

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is the older literary version rather than this colloquial complaint
to grouch
vsto grutch
1 6.4

To complain in a bad-tempered way

belongs to older literary style rather than modern everyday speech
to crab
vsto grutch
  • Informal
1 7.3

To complain in a small, repeated way

is an older literary term rather than modern everyday speech
to grizzle
vsto grutch
  • UK
8.2

To complain in a sulky, childish way about small things

is an older literary form instead of childish whining terms
to gruntled
vsto grutch
  • Archaic
9.9

To complain quietly because you are unhappy

is the older literary term rather than this plain expression of complaint

Antonyms

to praise
331 1.0

To tell a person that you admire or approve of them

How Complaining

to rant
  • Informal
70 4.8
to complain
∞ 1.0
to grutch
  • Archaic
9.9
grumble
3 3.4
to murmur
11 4.2

Surface Forms

grutch infinitive
grutched past
grutched past participle
grutching present participle
grutches third person singular

Etymology

Grutch as a verb has long been used to mean 'to complain' or 'to grumble', like an old person muttering about the weather. So to grutch is to complain in a slightly old-fashioned or literary way.