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noun

a fit of bad humor
a grumpy person

Origin: prob. echoic of ill-tempered cry

intransitive verb

to complain and grumble

See grump in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A cranky complaining person.
A fit of ill temper. Often used in the plural with the.

intransitive verb grumped, grump·ing, grumps

To mutter complaints.
To behave in a grumpy manner.

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