grump
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain. Possibly altered from grum, see there for more.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
grump (plural grumps)
- (informal) A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
- (informal) A grumpy mood.
- 2004, Toby Chapman-Dawe, Passport to Performance: Raise Your Business Performance! (page 29)
- If you're not taking Action to change the situation, either sit in a grump or Accept it.
- 2004, Toby Chapman-Dawe, Passport to Performance: Raise Your Business Performance! (page 29)
Verb[edit]
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.