Grouse

/ɡɹaʊs/

Synonyms for "grouse" (132 found)

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Closest matches (27)

air a grievancebeef beefing bellyache bellyaching bitch bitching broiler caille canard caneton capon chapon chicken

Verb(5 words)

argufy beef bellyache bitch carped

Noun(8 words)

beef bellyaches bird braying carp caterwauls caviling cavils

Strong matches (39)

clamor complain complaining complaintcornish hencrab croakdestructive criticismdindon dissent duck duckling faisan faultfinding fowl fretfret and fumefryer fuss goose

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grievance gripe griping groan groaning grouch

Verb(4 words)

clucked crab crabbed gripe

Noun(8 words)

clucking complain complaint crabbing crabs disapprove gamebird grievance

Adjective(1 words)

excellent

Related words (66)

grousing growl grumble grumbling gruntguinea henholler howl kick kickinglodge a complaintmagpie moan murmur murmuring mutter niggle oie partridge peeve

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peevishnesspet peevepetulance pheasant pigeon pigeonneau poulet protest quail querulousnessraise a howlregister a complaintroaster scold scolding sniping squab squawk squawkingstewing chickentake onturkey volaille whiningwild duckyap yapping yelp

Noun(14 words)

grumble grump grunting nag niggle object oppose protest quetch quibbles whimpers whine yammers yowling

Verb(4 words)

grumbled holler moaned squawk

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More general

17 entries

animal bird complain complaint discontent dissatisfactionexpressive behaviorfowlgame birdkick kvetch plain quetchsound offverbal actvertebrate

Showing 16 of 17 words.

More specific

11 entries

beefblue grousecarp gripe nag object protestruffed grousesage grousespruce grousewhine

Collocations

12 entries

formal objectionfrequent complaintsgrouse habitatgrouse huntinggrouse populationgrouse seasonhabitual grousingpetty complaintpolicy protestruffed grousesage grousevocal dissatisfaction

Inflections

3 entries

groused grouses grousing

Derivations

4 entries

groused grouser grouses grousing

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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He's got nothing to grouse about.

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Tom is grouse hunting.

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Wolverines catch a lot of hares, black grouse, hazel grouse, and small rodents.

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The male grouse performs elaborate dances in order to attract a mate.

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