n.
Pronunciation: ' grau ̇ ch
Function: 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