First Known Use: 1844
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1grump
noun \ˈgrəmp\
: a person who is often angry or who often complains
Full Definition of GRUMP
1
: a fit of ill humor or sulkiness —usually used in plural
2
: a person given to complaining
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Origin of GRUMP
obsolete English grumps snubs, slights
Related to GRUMP
- Synonyms
- bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grouch, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
2grump
verb
Definition of GRUMP
intransitive verb
1
: sulk
transitive verb
: to utter in a grumpy manner
First Known Use of GRUMP
1875
Related to GRUMP
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, complain, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
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