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grouchesnounpl. of grouch an irritable and complaining personan uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick bears, bellyachers, complainers, crabs, cranks, croakers, crosspatches, curmudgeons, fussers, gripers, grousers, growlers, grumblers, grumps, murmurers, mutterers, sourpusses, whiners hunksmalcontents, soreheadsgrinches, killjoys, party poopers, spoilsportsdefeatists, pessimistsfaultfinders, kickers, naggers, nitpickers, objectors, quibblers, repinerscrocks(slang), hypochondriacs optimists, Pollyannashappy campers an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentmentit wouldn't be a workday if we didn't hear his daily grouch about how bad the coffee is beefs, bitches, bleats, carps, complaints, fusses, grievances, gripes, grouses, grumbles, hollers, kvetches, laments, misereres, moans, murmurs, plaints, squawks, wails, whimpers, whines, whinges(British), yammers challenges, demurs, expostulations, kicks, niggles(chiefly British), objections, protests, quibbles, remonstrances, stinks commendations, compliments, plauditsacclaim, applauses, praisesapprovals, endorsements(also indorsements), sanctions grouchesverbpresent tense third-person singular of grouchto express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomelyalways seems to be grouching about the weather beefs, bellyaches, bitches, bleats, carps, caterwauls, complains, crabs, croaks, fusses, gripes, grizzles, grouses, growls, grumbles, grumps, hollers, inveighs, keens, kicks, kvetches, maunders(chiefly British), moans, murmurs, mutters, nags, repines, screams, squawks, squeals, wails, whimpers, whines, whinges(British), yammers, yawps(or yaups), yowls objects (to), protests, quarrels (with)cavils, quibblesfrets, stews, worriesblubbers, cries, sobsbemoans, bewails, deplores, laments kicks up a fuss crows, delights, rejoices accepts, bears, countenances, endures, takes, toleratesapplauds, cheers, commends |