grouse[verb]Synonyms:- complain, bellyache
(slang), carp, gripe
(informal), grumble, moan, whine, whinge
(informal)[noun]Synonyms:- complaint, grievance, gripe
(informal), grouch
(informal), grumble, moan, objection, protest
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. grouse1 /ɡraʊs/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from Latin gruta, name of a type of bird hunted for food]
1. [uncountable and countable] (
plural grouse) a small bird that is hunted and shot for food and sport, or the flesh of this bird:
the grouse shooting season roast grouse2. [countable] informal a complaint:
His main grouse is that he isn’t paid enough. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲