grouse
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It wants gamebird shooting in England and Wales to be licensed, as red grouse shooting now is in Scotland.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
There was nothing I could grouse about, and I simply admired a good game played.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
Since the 1910s Egyptians had bemoaned the “notorious volatility of tomato prices” the way Americans grouse about fluctuating gasoline prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
What’s the point of working so hard at this if I’m not honored? he might grouse.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
He doesn’t look tired or grouse about fussy customers or talk on the phone to remind someone politely to pay him for a job he’s done.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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