What is another word for grousing?
Pronunciation:
[ ɡɹˈa͡ʊsɪŋ], [ ɡɹˈaʊsɪŋ], [ ɡ_ɹ_ˈaʊ_s_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for grousing:
- carping (adjective)
- disgruntled (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- peevish (adjective)
- plaintive (adjective)
- querulous (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- bitch (verb)
- complain (verb)
- gripe (verb)
- groan (verb)
- grouch (verb)
- grumble (verb)
- hunt (verb)
- moan (verb)
- mutter (verb)
- niggle (verb)
- object (verb)
- sulk (verb)
- whine (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Grousing:
adj.
• carping (adjective)- whining,
- censorious,
- niggling,
- nagging,
- bellyaching,
- moaning,
- criticizing,
- critical,
- quibbling,
- disparaging,
- hypercritical,
- deprecatory,
- Griping,
- caviling,
- Fault-finding.
- disappointed,
- irritable,
- dissatisfied,
- malcontent,
- petulant,
- kicking,
- bad tempered,
- sulky,
- peeved,
- grumpy,
- sullen,
- testy,
- Crabbing,
- annoyed,
- irritated,
- vexed,
- cranky,
- put out,
- discontent.
- scathing,
- wailing,
- grumbling,
- splenetic,
- peevish,
- carping,
- querulous,
- waspy,
- Malcontented,
- overcritical,
- plaintive,
- kvetching,
- over critical,
- griefstricken,
- Fretting,
- disgruntled,
- nit-picking,
- out-of-sorts,
- ungratified,
- uncontent,
- beefing.
- captious,
- ogre,
- pertinacious,
- obstinate,
- short-tempered,
- churlish,
- snappy,
- angry,
- huffy,
- morose,
- ugly,
- childish,
- mean,
- acrimonious,
- tetchy,
- ornery,
- cussed.
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• bitch (verb) • complain (verb)- carp,
- disagree,
- defy,
- deprecate,
- grieve,
- wail,
- indict,
- sound off,
- nag,
- fuss,
- whine,
- impute,
- denounce,
- lament,
- bitch,
- contravene,
- fret,
- object,
- snivel,
- oppose,
- bewail,
- disapprove,
- grumble,
- remonstrate,
- attack,
- lay,
- reproach,
- kick up a fuss,
- refute,
- bellyache,
- find fault,
- deplore,
- demur,
- expostulate,
- protest,
- make a fuss,
- criticize,
- gainsay,
- differ,
- beef,
- yammer,
- whimper,
- take exception to,
- charge,
- grouse,
- look askance,
- repine,
- gripe,
- growl,
- cavil,
- dissent,
- groan,
- moan,
- ascribe,
- bemoan.
- drag,
- track,
- scent,
- course,
- run,
- kill,
- pursue,
- hawk,
- dog,
- heel,
- scratch,
- gun,
- hound,
- drive,
- look for,
- ride,
- press,
- poach,
- start,
- give chase,
- beat the bushes,
- gun for,
- seek,
- shoot,
- stalk,
- snare,
- fish,
- shadow,
- follow,
- bird-dog,
- scratch around,
- capture,
- trail.
- disavow,
- make a stink,
- rave,
- dispute,
- rail,
- discountenance,
- Discommend,
- inveigh,
- raise objection,
- balk,
- frown,
- rant,
- spurn,
- go-one-on-one,
- except,
- storm,
- disesteem,
- challenge,
- take exception,
- mix it up with,
- tangle,
- be displeased.
Other synonyms:
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•
- complaining.
- cross,
- holler,
- capercailzie,
- quarrelsome,
- ill-tempered,
- unaccommodating,
- faultfinding,
- Sniping,
- disquiet,
- ducking,
- surly,
- finical,
- Fussing,
- displeasure,
- disaffection,
- waspish,
- scolding,
- fractious,
- bear a grudge,
- choleric,
- muttering,
- grunting,
- disappointment,
- ungoverned,
- crabbed,
- bitching,
- reprove,
- objection,
- pet peeve,
- crying,
- ill-humoured,
- Cavilling,
- Bleating,
- squalling,
- yelling,
- fussy,
- finicky,
- curmudgeonly,
- complaint,
- dissatisfaction,
- dislike,
- bad-tempered,
- yammering,
- unhappy,
- peeve,
- Complaintful,
- yapping,
- ill-natured,
- over-particular,
- growling,
- dyspeptic,
- groaning,
- petulance,
- crotchety,
- croaking,
- shouting,
- querulant,
- tell off,
- hollering,
- whiny,
- grievance,
- calling,
- berate,
- unaccepting,
- Squawking,
- irascible,
- distaste,
- Whimpering,
- crusty,
- envious,
- howl,
- unfulfilled,
- sour,
- screaming,
- touchy,
- querulousness,
- cantankerous,
- Piqued,
- restless,
- glum,
- grouching,
- perverse,
- uneasy,
- peevishness,
- in a pique,
- railing,
- Grouser,
- discontentment,
- out of humor,
- fretful,
- screeching,
- murmuring,
- capercaillie,
- unsatisfied.
How to use "Grousing" in context?
Grousing is a word that most often describes a feeling of discontent. It can manifest as an annoyance or soreness in the muscles of the neck and jaw. When we gripe, we snap at or shout at people or things. Grousing can happen when we're facing a problem that is frustrating or difficult to deal with. Grievances can build up as we struggle to find a resolution, until we eventually reach a point where we can't take it anymore.Often times, grousing comes from feeling frustrated or powerless.
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