grouse

Example Sentences

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One can almost hear Hawks grouse in response: “Rich? Profound? I was just trying to entertain people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

There was nothing I could grouse about, and I simply admired a good game played.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

What’s the point of working so hard at this if I’m not honored? he might grouse.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

Some today may grouse about the rules, “but it keeps Santa Barbara looking like Santa Barbara, and not Ventura or Goleta,” Green said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

To his astonishment, Renn knocked an arrow and let fly, and a willow grouse thudded into the moss.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver