as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely hasn't stopped grousing since we started this vacation
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment a forum in which employees can air their grouses
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Recent Examples of grouse
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Some people groused that the film had left no cultural footprint. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 Kafer continues the bias against wolves by insinuating that the state has reintroduced lynx, elk, moose, turkeys, grouse, ferrets, and now wolverines based on science, but not wolves. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grouse
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Twin could hear her neighbors grousing but unable to swallow their anger and spit out her own. —Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Some people groused that the film had left no cultural footprint. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
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Charles was dating Diana’s older sister, Lady Sarah Spencer, and came to their family home for a grouse hunt. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026 Kafer continues the bias against wolves by insinuating that the state has reintroduced lynx, elk, moose, turkeys, grouse, ferrets, and now wolverines based on science, but not wolves. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grouse
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Elsewhere, Super Mario Galaxy is hardly complaining about coming in second ruling the roost for weeks, since it’s now focused on becoming the first film of the year to join the billion-dollar club after finishing Sunday with a global total of $871 million.— Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
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Commenters who never have been — and never will go — complain about the cost, the influencers, the hype.— Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Both motors stay at or below 45 dBA even at full power, something that will genuinely surprise anyone used to the whine of current-generation motors.— Omar Kardoudi April 10, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
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The whine from that straight-cut gearbox alone is painfully loud, say nothing of the wide-open exhaust on the 4.0 L flat-six.— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 16 Mar. 2026
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There are so, so many screaming questions that nobody will ever have answers to.— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The reveal is pretty hilarious with everyone screaming and scrambling around like cartoon characters.— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
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Police Chief Jason Bonace is not named as a defendant, but the complaint argues civil service rules were violated to promote him from K-9 officer to police chief.— Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cops have no control over false complaints being filed against him, the lawsuit states.— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
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Under Hiller, the Kings went into the Olympic break with a whimper and came out of it with a moan.— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
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The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments.— Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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Though marking Jesus’ painful death, Good Friday ultimately points to Easter resurrection—transforming the day from lament to joy for believers.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Although there are fancier and allegedly more pet-friendly air fresheners out there, this one is affordable, effective, and fuss-free.— Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Nineteen even-strength saves, five power-play saves, no muss, no fuss.— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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And Congress cannot pass any laws that abridge the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances.— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
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Heidner raised and spent the most to finish a distant fourth in what appeared to be largely a vanity campaign to address his personal grievances against Pritzker.— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/grouse. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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