begrouch en · VERB
Etymology
From be- (“at, about, over”) + grouch. Doublet of begrudge.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| begrouching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| begrouched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| begrouched | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| begrouches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |