plural grouse or grouses
: any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
groused; grousing
grouser
noun
Examples of grouse in a Sentence
Verb
She's been grousing to her boss about the working conditions.
Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.
Noun (2)
a forum in which employees can air their grouses
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Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
No one ever accused me of threatening the local grouse population.
—Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Nobody grouses about waiting for two scoops of a banana-and-peanut-butter concoction called Fat Elvis.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Noun
While animals like rabbit, quail and grouse are commonly used in the culinary arts, other animals that are legally allowed for consumption may pose health risks.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
No one ever accused me of threatening the local grouse population.
—Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
Here, Lee gets at the crux of his self-satire, as well as the grousing anti-capitalism of Kurosawa’s original movie, in which the protagonist has also let business cloud his moral judgment.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Nobody grouses about waiting for two scoops of a banana-and-peanut-butter concoction called Fat Elvis.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Grouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouse. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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grouse
1 of 2 noun
plural grouse or grouses
: any of various plump-bodied game birds that are usually reddish or grayish brown with feathers on the legs
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