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1. A bad-tempered person
   - grump, crank, churl, crosspatch

1. Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
   "We grouched about the increased work load";
   - grumble, scold, moan

Derived forms: grouched, grouches, grouching

Type of: complain, disagreeable person, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Grouch