grousenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡraʊs/us/ɡraʊs/grouse noun [ C ] (BIRD)
plural grouse a small fat bird, shot for sport and food
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Ducks, geese & game birds
- drake
- duck
- duckling
- game
- gander
- geese
- goose
- gosling
- guinea fowl
- mallard
- partridge
- pheasant
- quail
- teal
- turkey
- wildfowl
grouse noun [ C ] (COMPLAINT)
plural grouses informal an angry complaint
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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grouseverb [ I ]
uk/ɡraʊs/us/ɡraʊs/informalto complain angrily:
She's always grousing about how she's been treated by the management.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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grouseadjective
/ɡraʊs//ɡraʊs/Australian English informalgood or excellent:
Where do I start to tell you all the grouse things we did?
Thanks Nelly - you're a grouse Sheila!