Grouse

Word of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2012

grouse \grous\, verb:

1. To grumble; complain.

noun:
1. A complaint.

Today, he went on to grouse about some "pipsqueak" new arrival at Claverack who was only thirteen.
-- Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Kevin

He continued to grouse as they headed toward the taxi line.
-- James Rollins, The Doomsday Key

Grouse originally referred to a type of bird. It is uncertain why it began to mean "to complain," though it bears a resemblance to the word grouch.

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