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- US Pronunciation
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- [gruhmp]
- /grʌmp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gruhmp]
- /grʌmp/
Definitions of grump word
- noun grump a person given to constant complaining. 1
- noun grump Informal. the grumps, a depressed or sulky mood. 1
- verb without object grump to complain or sulk. 1
- noun grump A grumpy person. 1
- noun grump bad-tempered person 1
- noun grump bad mood 1
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Origin of grump
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; probably back formation from grumpy
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Parts of speech for Grump
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grump popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
grump usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grump
noun grump
- malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
- crab — A crab is a sea creature with a flat round body covered by a shell, and five pairs of legs with large claws on the front pair. Crabs usually move sideways.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- grouch — to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, especially in an irritable way.
verb grump
- eat one's heart out — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- sulk — to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood: Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
- grousing — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- lose heart — to become despondent or disillusioned (over something)
- bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.
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