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)

  1. (informal) A habitually grumpy or complaining person.

Verb[edit]

grump (third-person singular simple present grumps, present participle grumping, simple past and past participle grumped)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To complain.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To be grumpy.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “grump” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2017.
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