(~s, grousing, ~d)
Note: The form '~' is used as the plural for meaning 1.
1.
A ~ is a wild bird with a round body. Grouse are often shot for sport and can be eaten.
The party had been to the ~ moors that morning.
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Grouse is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.
The menu included roast ~.
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2.
If you ~, you complain.
‘How come we never know what’s going on?’ he ~d...
When they ~d about the parking regulations, they did it with good humor.
VERB: V with quote, V about n, also V that, V
3.
A ~ is a complaint.
There have been ~s about the economy, interest rates and house prices.
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