GROUCH


Meaning of GROUCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrau̇ch ]

noun

Etymology: probably alteration of grutch grudge; from Middle English grucche, grugge, from grucchen — more at grudge

Date: circa 1895

1.

a. : a fit of bad temper

b. : grudge , complaint

2. : a habitually irritable or complaining person : grumbler

• grouch intransitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.