grouch

 
Pronunciation: /graʊtʃ/

noun

  • a habitually grumpy person: rock’s foremost poet and ill-mannered grouch
  • a trivial complaint: my only real grouch was that the children’s chorus was less easy on the ear
  • a sulky or discontented mood: he’s in a thundering grouch

verb

[no object]
  • voice one’s discontent ill-temperedly; grumble: there’s not a lot to grouch about

Origin:

late 19th century: variant of obsolete grutch, from Old French grouchier 'to grumble, murmur', of unknown origin. Compare with grudge