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complaining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult)
7
grumbling(noun, verb, adjective, difficult)
6
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, difficult, cross)
5
griping(verb, adjective, discontented, resentful)
5
whining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult)
5
whiny(adjective, difficult, sour, uptight)
4
bellyaching(noun, verb, adjective, annoyed)
4
petulant(adjective, mean, irritable, annoyed)
3
moaning(noun, verb, adjective, dissatisfied)
2
carping(noun, adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
2
crying(verb, adjective, difficult, sour)
2
discontented(adjective, difficult, annoyed, irritated)
2
dissatisfied(adjective, difficult, discontented, resentful)
2
grouchy(adjective, irritable, annoyed, irritated)
2
irritable(adjective, mean, difficult, annoyed)
2
nagging(noun, adjective, gloomy, dissatisfied)
2
plaintive(adjective, difficult, gloomy, sour)
2
sour(adjective, difficult, uptight, complaining)
2
testy(noun, adjective, mean, difficult, irritable)
1
bearish(adjective, difficult, sour, discontented)
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APASmart Define. (2015). grousing thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/grousing/thesaurus/synonyms
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