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
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Most of them just groused privately, but one, Gary F. Marcus, a New York University research psychologist, used his forum as a contributor to The New Yorker to raise the issue of whether Turing’s test had become too easy to game, and to urge the AI community to come up with a replacement.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2015
Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Americans love to grouse about the rising cost of college.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Microsoft 365 users groused over an outage Tuesday that left them unable to use a number of applications.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Most of them just groused privately, but one, Gary F. Marcus, a New York University research psychologist, used his forum as a contributor to The New Yorker to raise the issue of whether Turing’s test had become too easy to game, and to urge the AI community to come up with a replacement.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2015
Noun
Prior to Sadie, Adkins had used German Shorthair Pointers to hunt pheasants, chukars, grouse, woodcock and quail.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Americans love to grouse about the rising cost of college.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouse
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While many people who renounced their citizenship complained of being unhappy with the political climate in the US, another reason for their decision is often taxes, Alistair Bambridge, a partner at Bambridge Accountants, told CNN in August 2020.—
Edward Szekeres,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump and Vice President JD Vance clashed dramatically with the Ukrainian leader in the Oval Office Friday after Zelenskyy complained about Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
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There, Garrett screamed at his girlfriend, a guest in a neighboring room would later tell Tricia.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2025
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This cutout, one-shoulder suit, $165 at Nordstrom, is daring and screams glamour.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Carpenter said complaints could have already fallen off the calendar because of the delay in hiring a director.—
Destiny Torres,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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The mom said there was and identified the drug as fentanyl, the complaint says.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Thompson and Nwodim moaned as Gardner said a customer was shot during an argument over Drake and Kendrick.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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And all that online chatter, all those detractors who keep moaning about the Chiefs playing in the biggest games of the year every year?—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Lyft drivers lament: Getting driven around Indianapolis revealed a painful truth.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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In it, the cast involved laments not being able to do their own Challengers bit with Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin and Martin Short (now a first-time SAG awardee for the role).—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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Even a timed exclusivity window for Half-Life 3 on SteamOS could push a lot of early adopters to see what all the fuss is about without excluding those who refuse to switch away from Windows.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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See what all the fuss is about while the set is on sale for $45, which is just a little more than $22 apiece.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Worse still, the new tech might become a lightning rod for various unrelated grievances in the company.—
Claus Jepsen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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To those points and like other major pro leagues, the NBA requires that teams resolve their grievances against one another in a private arbitration forum overseen by the commissioner.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouse. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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