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grognon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grouch noun A person who complains often or is easily irritated.
  • grumpy adj Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.
  • surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.

Senses

grognon is used for these senses in English:

  • codger (informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
  • grouch One who is grumpy or irritable. [from the early 20th c]
  • grumpy Dissatisfied and irritable.
  • surly Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.

grouch — full definition

  1. noun A person who complains often or is easily irritated.
  2. verb To complain or grumble.

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