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to grutch

to grutch

1 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 harp
vsto grutch
  • Informal
31 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 gripe
vsto grutch
  • Informal
25 5.6

To complain repeatedly about small things

is expressed in older literary style instead of modern usage
to bitch and moan
vsto grutch
  • NSFW
14 9.6

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is more old fashioned or literary than this coarse informal complaint
to grouse
vsto grutch
  • UK
14 7.4

To complain about small unimportant things

is used in older literary contexts rather than casual speech
to grumble about
vsto grutch
10 4.1

To complain quietly about something you do not like

is an older literary way to express such dissatisfaction
to bellyache
vsto grutch
  • Informal
9 6.8

To complain a lot in an annoying way

is the older literary version rather than this colloquial complaint
to whinge
vsto grutch
  • UK
7 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
6 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
5 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 crab
vsto grutch
  • Informal
2 7.3

To complain in a small, repeated way

is an older literary term rather than modern everyday speech
to groan at
vsto grutch
2 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 grouch
vsto grutch
1 6.4

To complain in a bad-tempered way

belongs to older literary style rather than modern everyday speech
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 grizzle
vsto grutch
  • UK
1 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
1 9.9

To complain quietly because you are unhappy

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

Antonyms

to praise
381 1.0

To tell a person that you admire or approve of them

How Complaining

to rant
  • Informal
72 4.8
to complain
∞ 1.0
to grutch
  • Archaic
1 9.9
grumble
6 3.4
to murmur
84 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.