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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
grouse1 /graʊs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. grouse, grous•es. 
  1. Birdsa plump bird of the pheasant family, with a short bill and feathered legs.

grouse2 /graʊs/USA pronunciation   v., groused, grous•ing, n. [Informal.]
v. 
  1. Informal Termsto grumble;
    complain: [no object]He was always grousing about his job.[~ + that clause]He was always grousing that he hated his job.

n. [countable]
  1. Informal Termsa complaint.
grous•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
grouse1  (grous),USA pronunciation n., pl. grouse, grous•es. 
  1. Birdsany of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae. Cf. black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
  2. Birds[Brit.]the red grouse.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1525–35
grouse′less, adj. 
grouse′like′, adj. 

grouse2  (grous),USA pronunciation v., groused, grous•ing, n. [Informal.]
v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto grumble;
    complain:I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.

n. 
  1. Informal Termsa complaint.
  • 1850–55; origin, originally uncertain; compare grouch
grous′er, n. 
    1. gripe, fret, fuss.
grouse3  (grous),USA pronunciation adj. [Australian Slang.]
  1. British Termsexcellent;
    great;
    wonderful.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1940–45

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