Definitions

growler

[grou-ler] / ˈgraʊ lər /

NOUN

bellyacher

Synonyms

STRONG

crab crybaby faultfinder grouch grumbler grump moaner sniveler whiner

WEAK

fusser

NOUN

complainer

Synonyms

STRONG

bellyacher crab crybaby faultfinder grumbler grump moaner nagger nitpicker objector protester troublemaker

WEAK

fusser

NOUN

crab

Synonyms

STRONG

bellyacher complainer curmudgeon faultfinder grumbler grump sourpuss whiner

WEAK

fusser

NOUN

griper

Synonyms

WEAK

bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grouser grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner

NOUN

grouch

Synonyms

STRONG

bear bellyacher bug crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner sorehead sourpuss whiner

WEAK

griper grouser

NOUN

grouser

Synonyms

WEAK

bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder griper grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner

NOUN

grumbler

Synonyms

STRONG

bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner

WEAK

griper grouser

NOUN

jug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beaker bottle bucket carafe decanter flask jar pot tub urn vase

STRONG

amphora canteen crock cruet ewer flagon hooker pitcher vessel

NOUN

murmurer

Synonyms

STRONG

bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner

WEAK

griper grouser

NOUN

mutterer

Synonyms

STRONG

bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer sorehead sourpuss whiner

WEAK

griper grouser

NOUN

sorehead

Synonyms

STRONG

bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sourpuss whiner

WEAK

griper grouser

NOUN

sourpuss

Synonyms

STRONG

bellyacher crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon faultfinder grumbler grump killjoy moaner sorehead whiner

WEAK

griper sulker

Example Sentences

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But platforms such as the Growler, first delivered in 2008, have more in their tool kits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

A separate jet, an EA-18G Growler, also appeared just before the F/A-18s on the tracking site FlightRadar24.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Meanwhile, the Growler jet - flying under the codename GRIZZLY2 - also flew circles along the coast.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

The warplanes on the Ford include F/A-18 fighters that can strike targets on land and Growler electronic warfare planes that can attack and jam enemy radars and air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

He spurs into the water; Catalan the Left-handed, Juan of Salamanca, Torpo the Growler, Ferdinand of Bilboa, and De Olid the Devil's Ketch, they spring after him!—There they go!

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery

growler

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