Meaning of "grouch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GROUCH

From obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier to complain.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GROUCH

grouch  [ɡraʊtʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROUCH

Grouch is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grouch in English.

WHAT DOES GROUCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grouch in the English dictionary

The first definition of grouch in the dictionary is to complain; grumble. Other definition of grouch is a complaint, esp a persistent one. Grouch is also a person who is always grumbling.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GROUCH

PRESENT

Present

I grouch

you grouch

he/she/it grouches

we grouch

you grouch

they grouch

Present continuous

I am grouching

you are grouching

he/she/it is grouching

we are grouching

you are grouching

they are grouching

Present perfect

I have grouched

you have grouched

he/she/it has grouched

we have grouched

you have grouched

they have grouched

Present perfect continuous

I have been grouching

you have been grouching

he/she/it has been grouching

we have been grouching

you have been grouching

they have been grouching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I grouched

you grouched

he/she/it grouched

we grouched

you grouched

they grouched

Past continuous

I was grouching

you were grouching

he/she/it was grouching

we were grouching

you were grouching

they were grouching

Past perfect

I had grouched

you had grouched

he/she/it had grouched

we had grouched

you had grouched

they had grouched

Past perfect continuous

I had been grouching

you had been grouching

he/she/it had been grouching

we had been grouching

you had been grouching

they had been grouching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will grouch

you will grouch

he/she/it will grouch

we will grouch

you will grouch

they will grouch

Future continuous

I will be grouching

you will be grouching

he/she/it will be grouching

we will be grouching

you will be grouching

they will be grouching

Future perfect

I will have grouched

you will have grouched

he/she/it will have grouched

we will have grouched

you will have grouched

they will have grouched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been grouching

you will have been grouching

he/she/it will have been grouching

we will have been grouching

you will have been grouching

they will have been grouching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would grouch

you would grouch

he/she/it would grouch

we would grouch

you would grouch

they would grouch

Conditional continuous

I would be grouching

you would be grouching

he/she/it would be grouching

we would be grouching

you would be grouching

they would be grouching

Conditional perfect

I would have grouch

you would have grouch

he/she/it would have grouch

we would have grouch

you would have grouch

they would have grouch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been grouching

you would have been grouching

he/she/it would have been grouching

we would have been grouching

you would have been grouching

they would have been grouching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you grouch
we let´s grouch
you grouch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to grouch

Past participle

grouched

Present Participle

grouching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GROUCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grouch» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of grouch

beef · bellyache · bitch · bleat · carp · complain · complainer · complaint · crab · crosspatch · curmudgeon · find fault · grievance · gripe · grouse · grouser · grumble · grumbler · kvetch · malcontent · moan · moaner · objection · protest · whine · whiner · whinge

TRANSLATION OF GROUCH

Find out the translation of grouch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grouch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grouch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 爱发牢骚
• Translator English - Spanish: cascarrabias
• English: grouch
• Translator English - Hindi: बड़बड़ाना
• Translator English - Arabic: تذمر
• Translator English - Russian: дурное настроение
• Translator English - Portuguese: resmungão
• Translator English - Bengali: অসন্তোষ প্রকাশ করা
• Translator English - French: râleur
• Translator English - Malay: Mengerang
• Translator English - German: Griesgram
• Translator English - Japanese: 不平を言う
• Translator English - Korean: 삐딱하게
• Translator English - Javanese: Grouch
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cử như
• Translator English - Tamil: மனக் குறை
• Translator English - Marathi: गुहा
• Translator English - Turkish: söylenmek
• Translator English - Italian: brontolare
• Translator English - Polish: zrzęda
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дурний настрій
• Translator English - Romanian: grouch
• Translator English - Greek: γκρινιάρης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Grouch
• Translator English - Swedish: grouch
• Translator English - Norwegian: grinebiter

QUOTES WITH «GROUCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grouch.

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Hume Cronyn

I don't mind playing absolute bastards... I just don't want to play the grouch.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUCH»

Discover the use of grouch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grouch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

When Oscar was a little grouch, and other good-night stories

A collection of three stories featuring the Sesame Street Muppets.

Liza Alexander, Jim Henson, 1990

A Day in Life of Oscar the Grouch

Oscar the Grouch describes the things he likes about living in a garbage can on Sesame Street, as well as the things that make him grouchy.

Linda Hayward, 1981

How the Grouch Found Christmas

Arranged for unison/2-parts for children. Dramatic roles for up to 12 are provided.

Dennis Allen, Nan Allen, 1999

The Castle of Grumpy Grouch: A Fairy Story...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Mary Dickerson Donahey, 2012

The Grouch (The Misanthrope)

The Grouch was first performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse on 15 February 2008, with the following cast: ALAN, Allan Corduner PHILIP, Steven Pinder ORVILLE, Habib Nasib Nader CELIA, Denise Cough BATES, Andrew Price CHRIS, ...

Ranjit Bolt, Moliere, 2008

Laffing Matters: A Grouch Prevention Handbook

"Laffing Matters: A Grouch Prevention Handbook" offers the "why" and "how to" add more humor and fun to everyday living.

Melody Fleming, 2005

The Grunt and the Grouch

When the Grunt finds a party invitation on his doormat, he is furious: he hates Tuesdays, he hates visitors and he hates parties. But then he meets the Grouch... and things are never quite the same again.

Tracey Corderoy, 2010

A Grouch's Christmas

Elmo and his Sesame Street friends help convince Oscar that Christmas is a season for warmth and sharing.

Michaela Muntean, 1990

A day in the life of Oscar the Grouch: featuring Jim ...

Oscar the Grouch describes the things he likes about living in a garbage can on Sesame Street, as well as the things that make him grouchy.

Linda Hayward, 1981

Oscar-the-Grouch's alphabet of trash

Assorted objects dug out of Oscar's garbage can are among those used to introduce youngsters to the letters of the alphabet

Jeffrey Moss, Children's Television Workshop, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grouch is used in the context of the following news items.

Boys To Men: Everything We've Learned From A Lifetime Of Playing …

There wasn't a lot else to do on these particularly locked down machines other than create junk files in order to watch Oscar The Grouch pop up ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»

Looking Back: From our files, July 12, 2015

Yet, the very first time the sun had an opportunity to get in his work and dry up the suffering wheat crop, some old grouch will saunter along and ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»

A sabbatical year

So as I grouch in the next few paragraphs, I would ask the reader to consider me the spokesperson for countless colleagues. My sense is that ... «Rappler, Jul 15»

The 7 Best Stoner TV Scenes, Ranked By ... Wait, What Was I Sayin

And watching the mellowing affect those brownies had on Rhett is truly a delight. You've got to wonder if he would've been less of a grouch if ... «Bustle, Jul 15»

Carrie Underwood's Locked Out Scare: Singer Breaks Into Car To …

I'm a grouch in the morning and I wake up and he wakes up and he's just smiling at me. So he just makes my life better.” Carrie Underwood ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

Chatty Van sends 'em home smiling from the Marquee

The showman or the grouch who performs with his back to the audience. The crowd assembled at the Marquee in Cork last night quickly ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

1 dead after stabbing at Edmond apartment complex

KEEP BREATHING H NEIGHBORHOOD NOT SHOW HER FACE DESCRIBED PANIC EXPERIENCE BY GROUCH FRIENDS AS STAB IS IEB ... «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»

Arrest made in fatal stabbing at Edmond apartment

KEEP BREATHING H NEIGHBORHOOD NOT SHOW HER FACE DESCRIBED PANIC EXPERIENCE BY GROUCH FRIENDS AS STAB IS IEB ... «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jul 15»

Weekly cartoon caption contest

“Oscar, no wonder you've been such a grouch, you have to get off the steroids!” Jacob Mationg, seventh grade, St. Charles Catholic School ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»

Maria from 'Sesame Street' talks retirement, legacy and 'Oscar the …

“Everyone knows I love Oscar the Grouch,” she said. “He is very nuanced…when I'm talking to Oscar I'm never sure if I am talking to an ... «Fox News, Jul 15»