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verb (used without object)
1.
to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.
noun
2.
a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
3.
a sulky, irritable, or morose mood.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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Origin:
1890–95,
Americanism
;
variant of obsolete
grutch
<
Old French
groucher
to grumble.
See
grudge
Synonyms
2.
grumbler, spoilsport, crab, killjoy.
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grouch
(ɡraʊtʃ)
—
vb
1.
to complain; grumble
—
n
2.
a complaint, esp a persistent one
3.
a person who is always grumbling
[C20: from obsolete
grutch,
from Old French
grouchier
to complain; see
grudge
]
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