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grotching

grotching is the present participle and gerund of grotch.

Meaning of grotch

Verb

grotch (third-person singular simple present grotches, present participle grotching, simple past and past participle grotched)

  1. (dated, slang) To annoy; to irritate.
    • GROTCH (Grennell) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. Speer suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch.1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Grotch
    Synonyms:
    annoy
  2. (dated, slang) To complain.
    • This might have been an amusing and ingenious piece of fantasy, but Palmer published it, and demanded that it be accepted, as fact. Fans, as might be expected, grotched most acutely at such a claim, seeing in it the revolting nadir of Palmerism; the completion of his shift from fictionalized...1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, RICHARD S(harpe) SHAVER
    Synonyms:
    complain

Questions about grotching

What is grotching the present participle and gerund of?
Grotching is the present participle and gerund of grotch.

Words near grotching in the dictionary

  1. grotbag
  2. grotbags
  3. grotch
  4. grotched
  5. grotches
  6. grotching
  7. grotchy
  8. grote
  9. grotes
  10. grotesque
  11. grotesqued

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