grouse
grouse /gr'aʊs/ (grouses grousing groused)
The form grouse is used as the plural for meaning 1.
1 [N-COUNT] oft N n
A grouse is a wild bird with a round body. Grouse are often shot for sport and can be eaten.
The party had been to the grouse moors that morning.
[N-UNCOUNT]
Grouse is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.
The menu included roast grouse.
2 [VERB] V with quote, V about n, also V that, V
If you grouse, you complain.
`How come we never know what's going on?' he groused...
When they groused about the parking regulations, they did it with good humor.
3 [N-COUNT]
A grouse is a complaint.
There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices.
The form grouse is used as the plural for meaning 1.
1 [N-COUNT] oft N n
A grouse is a wild bird with a round body. Grouse are often shot for sport and can be eaten.
The party had been to the grouse moors that morning.
[N-UNCOUNT]
Grouse is the flesh of this bird eaten as food.
The menu included roast grouse.
2 [VERB] V with quote, V about n, also V that, V
If you grouse, you complain.
`How come we never know what's going on?' he groused...
When they groused about the parking regulations, they did it with good humor.
3 [N-COUNT]
A grouse is a complaint.
There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices.