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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

begrouch en · VERB

Etymology

From be- (“at, about, over”) + grouch. Doublet of begrudge.

Meanings

  1. (dated, transitive) To grouch over; complain about
    • But who will begrouch plain foods for invalid annimmel? Nobody perhaps. 1916, Good Housekeeping, volume 63, page 154:

Forms

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begrouching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
begrouched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
begrouched Tense=Past lexicographic
begrouches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic