From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgrouch1/ɡraʊtʃ/nouninformal1[countable]someone who is alwayscomplainingan old grouch2[countable]somethingunimportantthat you complain aboutExamples from the Corpusgrouch•He is likely to be agrouchat first.•You're such agrouchin the morning.•...
Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofgrouch1 An Americanism dating back to1890–95;variant of obsoletegrutch,fromMiddle Englishgrucchen, gruchen“to murmur, grumble,” fromOld Frenchgrocier, grouchier“to grumble”;grudge Discover More ...
Etymology probably alteration of grutch grudge; from Middle English grucche, grugge, from grucchen — more at grudge First Known Use circa 1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Time Traveler The first known use of grouch was circa 1895 See more words from the same year Articles...
Etymology probably alteration of grutch grudge; from Middle English grucche, grugge, from grucchen — more at grudge First Known Use circa 1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Time Traveler The first known use of grouch was circa 1895 See more words from the same year Articles...
The meaning "begrudge" is from c. 1400. Comparegruccild(early 13c.) "woman who complains," fromgrutch+ a suffix of unknown origin. Related:Grutched;grutching. As a noun from c. 1400. Wycliffe (1382) hasthe veines of his grucchingefor "the essence of his complaint" [Job iv:12]. ...
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