Grouch

/ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "grouch" (99 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(7 words)

crank grump carp carper churl complain complainer

air a grievancebear beef bellyache bellyacher bitch clamor complain complainant complainer crab crank croak

Strong matches (30)

croaker crosspatchdog in the mangerdragon faultfinder feistfire eaterfire-eater fretfret and fumefrondeur fury fuss gripe gripergrizzly beargroan grouse grouser growl

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growler grumble

Noun(7 words)

crosspatch curmudgeon curmudgeons dyspepticsfictional charactergripe grumble

Adjective(1 words)

dyspeptic

Related words (49)

Verb(2 words)

grumble scold

grumbler grump grunt holler hothead hotspur howl kick kicker killjoy kvetchlodge a complaintmalcontent misery mope murmur murmurer mutter muttererquerulous person

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raise a howlreactionary reactionist rebelregister a complaintscold sorehead sourpuss spoilsport squawk sulktake ontartarugly customerwet blanketwhiner yap yelp

Noun(8 words)

grumblers kvetch moan muppet nagsesame street charactersoreheads sourpusses

Adjective(1 words)

grumpiest

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

character complaindisagreeable personexpression of discontentfictional characterhuman beingindividual kick kvetch person plain quetchsound offunpleasant person

More specific

8 entries

Muppet characterSesame Street charactercarp gripehome grouchkvetchoffice grouchschool grouch

Collocations

12 entries

grouch aboutgrouch about policy changesgrouch about the weathergrouch atgrouch loudlygrouch to the supervisorgrouchy temperamenthabitual grouchhome grouchlittle grouchoffice grouchreal grouch

Inflections

3 entries

grouched grouches grouching

Derivations

5 entries

groucher grouchier grouchiest grouchiness grouchy

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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He is a bit of a grouch in the morning.

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He's a grouch.

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You're a grouch.

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Tom is a grouch.

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