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grump definition

grump (grump)

noun

  1. a fit of bad humor
  2. a grumpy person

Etymology: prob. echoic of ill-tempered cry

intransitive verb

to complain and grumble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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