grump
English
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly altered from grum, see there for more.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹʌmp/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌmp
Noun
grump (plural grumps)
- (informal) A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
Verb
grump (third-person singular simple present grumps, present participle grumping, simple past and past participle grumped)
- (informal, intransitive) To complain.
- (informal, intransitive) To be grumpy.
Translations
To complain
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References
- “grump” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.