Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grouch

/ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: grouch
IPA: /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.

noun

One who is grumpy or irritable.

verb

To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch."
"I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch."
"He spent all his time grouching about the problem instead of fixing it."

Etymology

From Middle English grouchen, variant of grucchen (“to complain, mumble, murmur”). See grutch.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: grouchen

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

grouches (plural) grouches (present, singular) grouching (participle, present) grouched (participle, past) grouched (past)

Derived Forms

begrouch groucher

Phrases

grouch bag morning grouch

Frequently Paired Words

grouchy

Synonyms

bellyacher carper castigator caviler censurer complainer crabber critic criticizer faultfinder findfault grouch

Rhymes With

couch ouch pouch crouch vouch slouch bouche fouche rouch bouch fouch foutch

Questions

How do you pronounce grouch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/.
What does grouch mean?: A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
Where does grouch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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