grouse

Example Sentences

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She was a small, gray bird—a grouse, to be specific—though Clare never would have guessed it beneath all the nonsense.

From Literature

The ladies agree to allot 20 minutes to grousing about their aches and pains, and then they have to move on to some appointed discussion topic.

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He sat by the fire, pleasantly full of meat, whittling a whistle from a piece of grouse bone.

From Literature

A ruffed grouse that flew down the trail ahead of us had to be chased.

From Literature

Some users groused on X about feeling cheated by the decision.

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