grousing
nounUK /ˈɡraʊsɪŋ/
US /ˈɡraʊsɪŋ/
The act of complaining in a grumpy way.
There was a lot of grousing about the rainy weather at the picnic.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The activity of hunting grouse, a type of bird.
The old laird spent every autumn grousing on the moor.
3. Present participle of grouse, meaning to complain or grumble.
He was grousing about the traffic all the way home.
4. The sound or act of a grouse bird calling.
We heard the grousing of birds in the heather at dawn.