grouse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

grouse [grouse grouses groused grousing] noun, verb BrE [ɡraʊs] NAmE [ɡraʊs]
noun
1. countable, uncountable (pl. grouse)a bird with a fat body and feathers on its legs, which people shoot for sport and food; the meat of this bird
•grouse shooting
•grouse moors
•roast grouse
2. countable (informal)a complaint

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 early 16th cent. medieval Latin gruta Old French grue ‘crane’ n. sense 2 and v. early 19th cent. ↑grouch
 
verb intransitive, transitive ~ (about sb/sth) | (+ speech) (informal)
to complain about sb/sth in a way that other people find annoying
Syn: ↑grumble
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 early 16th cent. medieval Latin gruta Old French grue ‘crane’ n. sense 2 and v. early 19th cent. ↑grouch
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gripe, bitch, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler