grouse

grouse

To complain or gripe. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop grousing about how cold it is in here, thanks. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to grouse about it—you better get used to it.

grouse about (someone or something)

To complain or gripe about someone or something. I turned the thermostat up, so you all can stop grousing about how cold it is in here, thanks. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to grouse about it—you better get used to it.
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grouse at (someone)

To complain or gripe at someone. Michael, as long as you have long hair, Grandma is going to grouse at you about it—you better get used to it.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

grouse about someone or something

to complain about someone or something. What are you grousing about now? I am grousing about your carelessness!
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grouse at

someone or an animal Fig. to criticize someone or an animal directly to the person or animal. Stop grousing at me! Sharon is grousing at the cat again.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

grouse

(grɑʊs)
1. in. to complain. Paul is always grousing about something.
2. n. a woman; women considered sexually. Who’s the grouse I saw you with last night?
3. in. to neck; to pet and kiss. They were grousing in the backseat the whole trip.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • gritch
  • grouse at
  • grouse at (someone)
  • for (so) long
  • for long
  • will go a long way
  • long since
  • so long
  • go around Robin Hood's barn
  • enjoy a long run
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NCewsall to ban grouse shooting after 125,000 sign petition
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This review collates existing evidence on the suitability of predator control as a conservation measure in favour of grouse populations.
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Hare-brained culling
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Time to stop grouse shoot; Letters, comments and emails
RSPB Scotland say controls are needed to help protect birds of prey, and environmental studies show driving grouse devastates the land.
Sickening sight of big shots targeting prey
Critique: Mark Parman is the author of "A Grouse Hunter's Almanac: The Other Kind of Hunting" (9780299249205, $29.95 HC; $15.95 PB, $9.99 Kindle) and the editor for "A Passion for Grouse: The Lore and Legend of America's Premier Game Bird" (Wild River Press, 9780989523608, $75.00, HC, 548pp), and a member of the Ruffed Grouse Society, American Woodcock Society, and Loyal Order of Dedicated Grouse Hunters.
Among the Aspen
Ruffed grouse are the most widespread of all grouse in the Phasianidae family.
RUFFED GROUSE
"Wood grouse cannot survive on vast clearings left after logging," photographer and environmentalist, Karol Kalisky says.
How we drive rare wood grouse out of forests
Having done a lot of dog training, walking and riding my horse in the fields and woods adjacent those same railroad tracks over the last few decades, I must report never having seen a single sharp-tailed grouse. But along a separate set of railroad tracks lying south of downtown Fairbanks near the Tanana River I trained pointing dogs and hunted sharp-tails until about 10 years ago.
Farthest North SHARPTAILS: The pursuit of grouse on the last frontier is a most worthy upland endeavor
Along with North America's own open-county gamebirds--sharp-tailed and sage grouse, prairie chickens and Western quail species--chukars and Huns provide a lot of good hunting and eating.
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