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grouches

/ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃɪz/

grouches is the plural of grouch.

grouches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grouch.

Meaning of grouch

Noun

grouch (plural grouches)

  1. A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
    • But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch.1919, P. G. Wodehouse, 'A Damsel in Distress', Herbert Jenkins, 1956, p 20
  2. One who is grumpy or irritable.
    • I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch.

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Words that rhyme with grouches

Questions about grouches

What is grouches the plural of?
Grouches is the plural of grouch.
How do you pronounce grouches?
Grouches is pronounced /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃɪz/.

Words near grouches in the dictionary

  1. grouch bag
  2. grouch bags
  3. grouched
  4. groucher
  5. grouchers
  6. grouches
  7. grouchier
  8. grouchies
  9. grouchiest
  10. grouchily
  11. grouchiness

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