Standard Lemma guide

grump

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡɹʌmp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌmp
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AH1 M P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A habitually grumpy or complaining person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, complainer, crabber, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, findfault, grouch, grumbler, grump, grumpy pants, hafter, kvetcher, latrant, nitpicker, pettifogger, pick-fault, quibbler, scolder, smellfungus, sourpuss, squeaky wheel, troublemaker, vituperator, whiner, whinger, whining Willy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A grumpy mood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To complain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To be grumpy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a bad-tempered person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grouch, crank, churl, crosspatch

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person

Narrower terms: crab, crabby person, fire-eater, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist

History

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly altered from grum, see there for more.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мърморя (mǎrmorja) — To complain
  • Bulgarian: цупя се (cupja se) — To complain
  • Czech: brblat — To complain
  • French: ronchonner — To complain
  • Turkish: huysuzlanmak — To complain