grump
English
editEtymology
editUncertain. Possibly altered from grum, see there for more.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrump (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.
Verb
editgrump (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
editTo complain
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “grump”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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