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Meaning of Grouch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ

Definitions

  1. A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
  2. One who is grumpy or irritable.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
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