as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
hasn't stopped grousing since we started this vacation
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
a forum in which employees can air their grouses
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Recent Examples of grouse
Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Here, Lee gets at the crux of his self-satire, as well as the grousing anti-capitalism of Kurosawa’s original movie, in which the protagonist has also let business cloud his moral judgment.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Timing was another grouse for trade and policy groups such as the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, the European Branded Clothing Association, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry and Policy Hub.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Conservatives groused about ideology—in the nineteen-fifties, the public intellectual William F. Buckley, Jr., blasted Yale as dogmatically secular; in the eighties, the political philosopher Allan Bloom decried relativism—but the consensus held.
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The trails were signed and mowed and offered what looked like good ruffed grouse habitat.
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Later, the state spent $6 million to seal the brick building, after state workers complained of respiratory ailments and asthma.—
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Although older drivers are certainly more sensitive to nocturnal blasts of light, drivers in their 20s and 30s also complained about the overall brightness of some vehicles.—
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These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.—
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Deciphering the vocalizations involves both sound and context, as a dog’s bark or whine may be tied to its situation, Zhu said.—
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Hearing the Creature screaming his name, Victor turns back.—
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For all the talk about home-field advantage and the Bears needing their fans to scream 20 percent louder and be 30 percent drunker than usual, past precedent shows that won’t matter much.—
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Until Verizon amends its complaint and the judge rules on the emergency request, there is no court directive preventing the association from moving forward with the rooftop work that Verizon says would interrupt wireless service in the area.—
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Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.—
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Despite hearing her moan, Spees called in a level three resistance report but then continued escorting her toward his patrol vehicle.—
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Three hours later, only faint moans can be heard on the video footage when a jail guard opened the cell door again and summoned Ellis Jr. out to see the nurse.—
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If Park’s film begins as another lament for our layoff-laden modern world, the South Korean director soon introduces a sinister twist.—
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Joel Stedifor sent two pictures of his classic 85-year-old Pontiac and shared my lament about the dearth of old, old Pontiac automobiles.—
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While Nicole Kidman appeared to settle her divorce from Keith Urban quickly and without much fuss, a less amicable situation reportedly unfolded behind the scenes, in part due to the painful aftermath of her 2001 divorce from first husband Tom Cruise.—
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Vongerichten didn’t get his reputation for nothing; try his signature tuna tartare with avocado, radish, and a ginger marinade and you’ll be reminded what the fuss is about.—
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The protests began last week with economic grievances as the Iranian currency, the rial, tanked.—
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This is upsetting Strasbourg’s supporters, and their grievances are multi-pronged.—
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“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouse. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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