Grouch

Morpheme

Grouch

Type

free base

Denotation

complain, mumble, murmur

Etymology

probable variant of grutch; Middle English gruggen, grucchen; Old French grouchier, grocier; probably of onomatopoeic origin

Evidence

begrouch, grouch, grouched, groucher, grouches, grouchier, grouchies, grouchiest, grouchily, grouchiness, grouching, grouchy, ungrouchy

See Also

Grutch, Grudge, Grouse