Christopher Daniels

I sometimes wonder, the tendency for anybody, especially when you're with friends and you're in the trenches, is to laugh at the stuff that you interpret as ridiculous or silly, and to grouch about the things that you interpret as not being good. That to me isn't morale, that's just like getting through the day.

John Burroughs

My life has been a fortunate one; I was born under a lucky star. It seems as if both wind and tide had favoured me. I have suffered no great losses, or defeats, or illness, or accidents, and have undergone no great struggles or privations; I have had no grouch. I have not wanted the earth.

American Author

Neil Peart

Once, I went speeding past an old couple and smiled as I imagined their conversation: him grumbling about me and her telling him not to be such an old grouch. Then, suddenly I was in tears, thinking, 'I'll never get to be a grumpy old grandpa!

Canadian Musician

Gareth Thomas

You've got to be a right grouch to hate holidays, but one thing I do hate is the old towel on the sun bed trick. It kills me that people get up at five in the morning and go down to the swimming pool and reserve their sun bed with a towel.

Welsh Athlete

Helen Rowland

Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification.

American Writer

Paul Theroux

I believe I have a sunny disposition, and am not naturally a grouch. It takes a lot of optimism, after all, to be a traveler.

American Novelist

Hume Cronyn

I don't mind playing absolute bastards... I just don't want to play the grouch.

English Actor

Kin Hubbard

A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.

American Journalist

The term 'grouch' implies a negative judgment about someone's personality or mood.

Negative Connotation

'Grouch' can be used lightly among friends when someone is temporarily ill-tempered.

Not Always Serious

Imagine someone with a scowl or frown; that visual might indicate a 'grouch'.

Descriptive Imagery

Use 'grouch' as a verb in informal situations, often with friends or in a relaxed environment.

Casual Context

When used as a verb, 'grouch' shows annoyance with something specific or ongoing issues.

Expressing Annoyance

'Grouch' can hint that the person’s complaining affects their own mood or the atmosphere.