grouse
verb [I] /ɡraʊs/ informalDefinition
› to complain angrily: She's always grousing about how she's been treated by the management.Complaining
(Definition of grouse verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beef noun (COMPLAINT)
- beef verb
- bemoan verb
- besiege verb
- bewail verb
- grievance noun
- grizzle verb
- grouse noun (COMPLAINT)
- harp on phrasal verb
- make representations/a representation to sb/sth idiom
- nagging adjective
- nagging noun
- pardon me for breathing/existing/living! idiom
- protest noun
- protest verb
- raise a rumpus idiom
- remonstrate verb
- whine verb
- whiner noun
- whinge verb
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