NOUN | person | grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch | a bad-tempered person |
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VERB | communication | grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude |
Sounds | graw'ch | |
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Rhymes | couch ... vouch: 7 rhymes with awch... |
Meaning | A bad-tempered person. | |
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Synonyms | grump, crank, churl, crosspatch | |
Narrower | crab, crabby person | A quarrelsome grouch |
fire-eater, hothead | A belligerent grouch | |
misanthrope, misanthropist | someone who dislikes people in general | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | cascarrabias, gruñón, polvorilla, quejica | |
Catalan | remugador, rondinaire | |
Adjectives | grouchy | annoyed and irritable |
Verbs | grouch | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude |
Meaning | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | grumble, scold | |
Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
Spanish | gruñir, refunfuñar | |
Catalan | grunyir, rondinar | |
Nouns | grouch | a bad-tempered person |
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