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begrouch

begrouch verb: to grouch over; complain about.

Verb

begrouch (third-person singular simple present begrouches, present participle begrouching, simple past and past participle begrouched)

  1. (dated, transitive) To grouch over; complain about
    • But who will begrouch plain foods for invalid annimmel? Nobody perhaps.1916, Good Housekeeping, volume 63, page 154

Forms of begrouch

third-person singular presentbegrouches
present participlebegrouching
past participlebegrouched
pastbegrouched

Origin of begrouch

From be- (“at, about, over”) + grouch. Doublet of begrudge.

Questions about begrouch

What does begrouch mean?
Begrouch means to grouch over; complain about.
What part of speech is begrouch?
Begrouch is a verb.
What is the past tense of begrouch?
The past tense of begrouch is begrouched.

Words near begrouch in the dictionary

  1. begripping
  2. begroan
  3. begroaned
  4. begroaning
  5. begroans
  6. begrouch
  7. begrouched
  8. begrouches
  9. begrouching
  10. begrudge
  11. begrudged

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