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Grouch vs Growled - What's the difference?

grouch | growled |

As verbs the difference between grouch and growled

is that grouch is to be grumpy or irritable; to complain while growled is (growl).

As a noun grouch

is a complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.

grouch

English

Noun

(grouches)
  • A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
  • *1919 , , Herbert Jenkins, 1956, p 20
    • But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch .
  • One who is grumpy or irritable.
  • *I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch .

    • Verb

  • To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
    • He spent all his time grouching about the problem instead of fixing it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * grouchy

    growled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (growl)

    • growl

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal) * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.
  • The sound made by a hungry stomach.

    • Derived terms

    * death growl

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
    • The dog growled at me as I walked past.
  • To express (something) by growling.
    • The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
  • (software) To send a user a message via the software library.