grouch Definition

grouch (colloq)
verb

intr
grouched, grouching
1. To grumble or complain.

Thesaurus: complain, mutter, grumble, gripe, carp, grouse, whine, moan, bellyache (slang), beef (slang).

noun grouches

1. A complaining person.

Thesaurus: curmudgeon, churl, grumbler, malcontent, crank, crab, complainer, bellyacher, whiner.
2a. A bad-tempered complaint;
2b. The cause of it.

Etymology: 19c US variant of obsolete grutch grudge: from French groucher to complain.