grutch

== English == === Alternative forms === gruch === Etymology === The verb is from Middle English grucchen (attested since c. 1200), from Old French grouchier (“to grumble”), of unknown origin, perhaps from Germanic, and likely of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Frankish *grōtijan (“to accuse, yell at, make cry, scold”). The noun is from Middle English grucche, from the verb; it is attested since about 1400. See also grudge, grouch, grouse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹʌt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ʌtʃ === Verb === grutch (third-person singular simple present grutches, present participle grutching, simple past and past participle grutched) (intransitive) To murmur, complain. (obsolete) To grudge. === Noun === grutch (plural grutches) A complaint. ==== Translations ====