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groused

groused is the simple past and past participle of grouse.

Meaning of grouse

Verb (1)

grouse (third-person singular simple present grouses, present participle grousing, simple past and past participle groused)

  1. (intransitive) To hunt or shoot grouse.

Verb (2)

grouse (third-person singular simple present grouses, present participle grousing, simple past and past participle groused)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To complain or grumble.
    • If you're cast for fatigue by a sergeant unkind,
      Don't grouse like a woman, nor crack on, nor blind;
      Be handy and civil, and then you will find
      That it's beer for the young British soldier.1890, Kipling, The Young British Soldier

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Questions about groused

What is groused the simple past and past participle of?
Groused is the simple past and past participle of grouse.

Words near groused in the dictionary

  1. grouse tick
  2. grouse whortleberries
  3. grouse whortleberry
  4. grouseberries
  5. grouseberry
  6. groused
  7. grouseless
  8. grouselike
  9. grouser
  10. grousers
  11. grouses

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