verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To grouch over; complain about dated, transitive

   "But who will begrouch plain foods for invalid annimmel? Nobody perhaps."

Example

More examples

"But who will begrouch plain foods for invalid annimmel? Nobody perhaps."

Etymology

From be- (“at, about, over”) + grouch. Doublet of begrudge.

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