grump

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grump

  • /ɡɹʌmp/

Rhymes with -ʌmp

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Possibly altered from grum, see there for more.

noun grumps

  1. informal A habitually grumpy or complaining person.

    Similar: bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, complainer, crabber, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, findfault, grouch

  2. informal A grumpy mood. If you're not taking Action to change the situation, either sit in a grump or Accept it.

verb grumps · grumping · grumped

  1. informal, intransitive To complain. But Murial Jane was now in a grumping mood[.]
  2. informal, intransitive To be grumpy.

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verb To complain

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@misc{grump_2026,
  title = {grump},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grump},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}