" grouching "

1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... always seems to be grouching about the weather "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beefing,

•  bellyaching,

•  bitching,

•  bleating,

•  carping,

•  caterwauling,

•  complaining,

•  crabbing,

•  croaking,

•  fussing,

•  griping,

•  grizzling,

•  grousing,

•  growling,

•  grumbling,

•  grumping,

•  hollering,

•  inveighing,

•  keening,

•  kicking,

•  kvetching,

•  maundering,

•  moaning,

•  murmuring,

•  muttering,

•  nagging,

•  repining,

•  screaming,

•  squawking,

•  squealing,

•  wailing,

•  whimpering,

•  whinging,

•  whining,

•  yammering,

•  yawping,

•  yowling

•  Antonyms : 

•  crowing,

•  delighting,

•  rejoicing

1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;

  * e.g., " ... always seems to be grouching about the weather "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beef,

•  bellyache,

•  bitch,

•  bleat,

•  carp,

•  caterwaul,

•  complain,

•  crab,

•  croak,

•  fuss,

•  gripe,

•  grizzle,

•  grouse,

•  growl,

•  grumble,

•  grump,

•  holler,

•  inveigh,

•  keen,

•  kick,

•  kvetch,

•  maunder,

•  moan,

•  murmur,

•  mutter,

•  nag,

•  repine,

•  scream,

•  squawk,

•  squeal,

•  wail,

•  whimper,

•  whine,

•  whinge,

•  yammer,

•  yawp,

•  yowl

•  Antonyms : 

•  crow,

•  delight,

•  rejoice

1: an irritable and complaining person;

  * e.g., " ... an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  bellyacher,

•  complainer,

•  crab,

•  crank,

•  crosspatch,

•  curmudgeon,

•  fusser,

•  griper,

•  grouser,

•  growler,

•  grumbler,

•  grump,

•  murmurer,

•  mutterer,

•  sourpuss,

•  whiner

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a state of resentful silence or irritability;

  * e.g., " ... having been proven wrong, he had a grouch on for hours afterwards "

•  Synonyms : 

•  hump,

•  pet,

•  pouts,

•  snit,

•  sulk,

•  sulkiness,

•  sullenness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment;

  * e.g., " ... it wouldn't be a workday if we didn't hear his daily grouch about how bad the coffee is "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beef,

•  bitch,

•  bleat,

•  carp,

•  complaint,

•  fuss,

•  grievance,

•  gripe,

•  grouse,

•  grumble,

•  holler,

•  kvetch,

•  lament,

•  miserere,

•  moan,

•  murmur,

•  plaint,

•  squawk,

•  wail,

•  whimper,

•  whine,

•  whinge,

•  yammer

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)