| 单词 | grouch |
| 例句 | Jimmy could be a grouch, but he saw right through Julia, just like I did. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Shoot, you sure are getting to be an old grouch,” he said, and walked off, no doubt in search of Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The holders of the grouch bags become grouchy indeed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I sit here and grouch because there’s nothing to amuse me; I’m very selfish. Tell me how horrible I am.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I sure hope the little grouch is worth it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “But one thing I’ve learned in my twenty-eight years of living, Bobby, is that if somebody’s a grouch, it's usually because they’re not happy. And if they’re not happy, there’s a reason for it.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “He’s a real grouch, for sure,” she goes on. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Do you have to be such a grouch?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Life is that half minute in the morning before your cat remembers she’s kind of a grouch, when she pours out her love and doesn’t give a flying newton who sees it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Maybe it makes me a total grouch, but I don’t need another best friend. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The William Hartnell Doctor we initially meet is at best a grouch and at worst a sociopath – not unlike the grief-stricken Matt Smith at the start of The Snowmen, in fact. Doctor Who classic episode #1: An Unearthly Child 2013-02-14T16:41:41Z Frank’s best moments come when his contempt boils over and his inner grouch is released. ArtsBeat Blog: Book Review Podcast: Bipolar America 2012-01-06T22:10:19Z Why be such a grouch when people are just trying to be friendly? Ask Amy: Pastor persuades husband to clean his car 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Paul Cézanne was a stubborn, self-absorbed grouch who spent his life in a rolling revolt against urban elites. Review | The sourest, meanest mouth in the history of portraiture 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Indeed, the gulf between the detective's fearsome reputation and the bear-like grouching that colours his relationship with Kirov is a pleasure to rank alongside the richly detailed universe Watkins has fashioned for them both. Thrillers – review roundup 2013-02-22T09:01:00Z On a colourful kitchen set, they grouch about cellulite, housework and "blokes" – all slobs, apparently. Grumpy Old Women 2010-04-28T22:20:00Z She hardly seemed to pause for breath, and the relentlessness of Nostbakken's delivery was unlikely to suit everybody; perhaps my audience were just a bunch of grouches. Edinburgh fringe theatre 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z As for my own portrayal, I would have to be quite the grouch to complain. I’m in ‘Spotlight’, but it’s not really about me. It’s about the power of journalism. 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Some portrait sitters come across as stiffs or grouches. Seeing the Met’s Greatest Hits as Artists Painted Them 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z It’s even possible that I grouched in the lobby afterward about poets and their ambiguities. Mom and Dad sever all ties to you. But why? The compelling mystery of 'The House in Scarsdale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Len may be an old grouch, but he can kick up his heels when he wants. Dancing with the Stars Watch: And the Winners Are… 2013-05-22T04:10:14Z He’s a grouch but also a professional, with a deep knowledge of his craft and a flinty sense of honor. ‘Cry Macho’ Review: The Good, the Bad and the Poultry 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “This isn’t fun,” the female crewmember grouched to her male mate. Central Park: A green island in Manhattan The domestication of this once-fearsome grouch continues in “Despicable Me 2.” Movie Review: ‘Despicable Me 2’ Stars Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig 2013-07-02T15:52:08Z The truth on the frozen ground is different, of course: grifters, perverts and punks slouching and grouching through life in a rules-bound nanny state. Television Review: Steven Van Zandt in Norwegian Netflix Series ?Lilyhammer? 2012-02-05T17:43:53Z “Nothing happens very fast here. There are a few grouches who don’t want any changes, but most of us want to see some new faces here.” New Access to a Nicaraguan Island 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z At the risk of sounding like a finger-pointing grouch, I still feel tremendous guilt for enjoying songs that serve corporations. Beyoncé, Jay Z redefine ‘guilty pleasure’ on this tour A big, sloppy wet kiss of a movie about an old grouch, a sweet kid and their odd-couple friendship, “St. Vincent” has a couple of things going for it, mostly Bill Murray. Bill Murray Stars in ‘St. Vincent’ 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z I’m not a complete grouch, and sometimes I am pleasantly surprised on flights. Frequent Flier: Even James Bond Can Use Some Help 2011-05-16T18:00:11Z The joke is that their lectures usually make the older person look like a grouch, or worse, a fool. HBO’s ‘Girls,’ ‘Looking’ and the delicate balance of vignette 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z But this year, first at Sundance and again at Tribeca, he’s in the spotlight for his tale of a tough foster kid teaming up with a 60-something grouch to survive in the bush. The Best Movies at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Scrooge, of course, starts the story as a miserly grouch, and ends it charitably. Rethinking Tiny Tim: Should a Disabled Actor Play the Role? 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Scolds, grouches and moralizers have been trying to censor it since Plato, but media violence satisfies a universal appetite, is probably therapeutic and is absolutely awesome. Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence 2014-02-01T19:30:00Z He plays himself, a grouch who doesn't know the meaning of Christmas spirit. TV highlights 22 December 2010-12-20T01:05:01Z We learn, for instance, that Richard isn’t merely a grouch; he’s traumatized by an unspeakable accident that no one would be expected to survive. Review | It’s a snowy day in Brooklyn, and there’s love in the air — and a body in the trunk 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Why grouch about traffic signs, if you risk being stuck in gridlock or snapped by surveillance cameras while making a cheeky U-turn to avoid being “diverted” for several miles? Design: How to Ruin a Great Design 2011-03-13T19:30:07Z She’s like the prom queen who drives the brand-new Mercedes to school, whose parents buy everyone cookies: If you defy her you are some kind of envious grouch or killjoy. The inevitable Taylor Swift backlash begins: Watching the critical mad love crumble, right on schedule 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z A grizzled grouch who’s wearied by the commercialization of Christmas and a faithless public, Chris faces a failing business and a disappearing government subsidy. ‘Fatman’ Review: Ho-Ho-Hum 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z This ends the matter, but if it happens to be two women together asking the rude question, they start whispering to each other that I am a grouch. Perspective | Miss Manners: They’re on the wrong side of the street — or am I? 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The profile, timed with the opening of David’s new Broadway show Fish in the Dark, contains a number of other memorable anecdotes about the famous grouch. Larry David Once Pulled a George Costanza 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Thornton infuses his grouch with sparks of comedy and a hint of the pathetic that slowly grow on us, so that the slightest of smiles is all that's needed for the film's graceful ending. Minimalist drama "Here and There" right on target 2010-05-15T01:32:00Z Yet this first feature from the documentary filmmaker David Grubin, who wrote the story with Kathleen Cahill, radiates so much love for its tunes and location that it’s difficult to grouch. Movie Review: ?Downtown Express? Stars Philippe Quint and Nellie McKay 2012-04-19T23:43:46Z When the other judges said yes, and he said no, he was painted as a grouch and the contestant – often a mediocre singer – was somehow ennobled. ArtsBeat: American Idol: Notes on Pity 2011-01-27T06:39:07Z Though he became most celebrated for his endearing grouches, Alan Arkin was a versatile performer, equally capable of drama or comedy, with an idiosyncratic knack for combining the two. Beloved for gruffly supportive dads, Alan Arkin was more than 'Little Miss Sunshine' 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z And there will be no Oscar for this grouch. Review | ‘A Man Called Otto’: Remake of Swedish film adds heart, loses soul 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Beyond all the knowledge and talent, beyond the frequent smiles and occasional grouching, David was a guy who really cared. Pacific NW magazine honors the life and work of art director David Miller 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Clint then notices how the miserly grouch shuts down conversations with a stern greeting that shocks onlookers for its vulgarity. Behind the scenes of Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell’s chaotic ‘Spirited’ tap dance 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Jeff Kent was a grouch until the bitter end but he was one of a kind. Column: Older, wiser Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw able to relish All-Star honor 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z This is not the sort of enthusiasm Boris Johnson has enjoyed much recently, as Tory MPs grouch and grumble about the lockdown-breaking party saga that drags on and on. Boris Johnson's India visit provides break from partygate 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Legendary animator Chuck Jones directed the story about a green-skinned grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville. What's on TV Saturday: 'Call the Midwife' holiday special; 'The Repair Shop' on Discovery 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The good-natured grouch loved to answer his phone calls from the media with: “Why are bothering me?” George Young: HS teacher to architect of Giants’ Super Bowls 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Twas a few days before Christmas and with no desire to leave its couch, the Twitter Mailbag loathes this holiday more than extra innings, and, yes, it’s an insufferable grouch. Northwest League benefits from minor-league reorganization, which includes 40 less teams with MLB affiliation 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z He can reject the notion that he’s some greedy grouch with a group that embraces his reputation as a go-hard go-getter. Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s biggest enigma, is ready to help the Wizards form a new identity 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Several Broncos grouched about losing their bye week when the NFL moved their game against the Patriots to this weekend. During recovery Lock studied QBs who avoid sacks, injuries 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Several Broncos grouched about losing their bye week when the NFL moved their game against the Patriots to this weekend. During recovery Lock studied QBs who avoid sacks, injuries 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z I’m a 20-something white girl, and I just couldn’t live with myself if something unthinkable happened because I was being a grouch. How Should I Think About Race When Considering a Sperm Donor? 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Yes, we may gripe and grouch and push back, chew them up and turn them into memes, but are we any less dependent on them? Has coronavirus shattered our fame obsession? 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Since then, it’s been the daily grouching at the stay-at-home directives, the hint that they’ll be relaxed soon, the absurd promises that a vaccine is ”very close”. Trump's narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands | Jonathan Freedland 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Durst’s new neighbor across the hall, Morris Black, 71, was a drifter known in the neighborhood as a perpetual grouch. The stranger-than-fiction twists that led to Robert Durst's Los Angeles murder trial 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z When Big Bird and Oscar occasionally performed together — bird singing ABCs, grouch fulminating — Mr. Spinney operated one puppet while an understudy handled the other, using a vocal recording by Mr. Spinney. Caroll Spinney, Big Bird’s Alter Ego on ‘Sesame Street,’ Is Dead at 85 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s interesting to learn that Fred Rogers, the saintly Mr. Rogers, was a bit of a grouch if he didn’t get his morning swim in. Why ambitious people have (unrelated) hobbies 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z As always these questions are courtesy of the fans, free spirits and fellow grouches that comprise my Twitter followers. Mariners Sunday mailbag: Is there reason to be concerned with Marco Gonzales’ dip in velocity? 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z You may ask if your reviewer is a grouch. Review | Truly unbelievable tales of derring-do and gruesome escapades at the CIA 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Oscar may be a worldwide celebrity at this point, but to Spinney, he’s just the grouch who goes to great lengths to hide his heart of gold. Here’s why a happy show like ‘Sesame Street’ wanted an ornery character like Oscar the Grouch 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z If there was no social media, we wouldn’t deal with any of those things mentioned, which are annoyances for grouches like me. Mariners mailbag: Searching for positives in 2018, and why you won’t be seeing any top prospects soon 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Offended, he published Sir Vidia's Shadow, a book depicting his former friend as "a grouch, a skinflint, tantrum-prone, with race on the brain". Obituary: VS Naipaul 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z One person admitted, "I was on my way to becoming an irritable grouch and then I saw the film." Bollywood's unusual middle-age love story 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z But to describe Ammons as a lovable grouch only gets at the most obvious feature of his poetic personality. 'The Complete Poems' of A.R. Ammons amount to a profound experience of empathy – LA Times 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z In a country famous for its public grouching, political observers say they are amazed to see the country in the grip of hope, rather than anger. Emmanuel Macron Built a Revolution on Hope. Now He Has to Face Reality. 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z He walked with a slight grouch until he turned 50; only then did he seem to loosen up and enjoy the senior tour, which he helped found. Roberto De Vicenzo and the 1968 Masters: When the game held its head in its hands - Golf Digest 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z If your work contributes, even a little, to humanity’s self-awareness and moral progress, you had a good life, even if you were a miserable grouch. Second Thoughts on Whether Self-Knowledge Is Overrated 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Lear said that Carroll O’Connor, who portrayed perennial grouch Archie Bunker on “All in the Family,” was a liberal intellectual in real life, “a total 180” compared with Archie’s notorious bigotry. Norman Lear takes live call during Q&A at Ebertfest 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Purists and grouches will say it peaked 20 years ago, but that hasn’t stopped hippies, hopefuls and everyone in between from descending on Ubud, the rice-paddy-and-Hindu-temple-punctuated town in southern Bali. Southern Bali’s New Japanese Hotel 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z When asked if there was ever any trepidation about making Hope Ann such a salty grouch, Miss Rauch pointed to a double standard that effectively “allows” male characters to be less than wholesome in movies. ‘Big Bang Theory’ star Melissa Rauch calls ‘The Bronze’ character far from Bernadette Rostenkow 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z If he’s anything like the snarling, hectoring grouch at home that he was onstage during the last two debates, voters might genuinely prefer he stay away. GOP governors are on the fast track to nowhere: Jindal, Christie & Kasich aren’t long for this world 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Thereafter, he spent a lot of time grouching about how little time he was being allotted. Hillary Clinton Wins Big in Vegas 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s Robert freaking De Niro, portrayer of psychos, savages and grouches no more. The Year We Obsessed Over Identity 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z No one goes into this whole thing expecting to raise a fussy grouch that melts down when we need it to behave most. Here's Why Parents Are Angry at Nest 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z “We see a re-occurring pattern with local governments that try to stop people from grouching at them,” Miller said. ACLU threatens to sue Bellevue over conduct code 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In an unusual breach of decorum, the strains of the 2014 election prompted on-the-record grouching about the White House from a right-hand man to Harry Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate. An army without generals 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Llewyn was a grouch of modest talent, and Isaac remained inflexibly angry and distant. “A Most Violent Year” Review 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z I don’t want to be a total grouch — it’s good that crime dropped. Reasons for joy, but not in crime stats 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z And while he is undoubtedly one of the best coaches of his generation, Snyder almost takes pride in being a first-class grouch. Mailbag: What if baseball were more like college football? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Even the biggest grouch has to feel a little optimistic about today’s social entrepreneurs. Should Startups Be Charitable? Four Strategies To Decide 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Sometimes you need a sane summer vacation to see how habitual our sports grouching has become. Nationals fans worry about the disabled list, but the standings are all that matter Nobody in Congress was enthused by their own man: party workers privately grouch that Mr Gandhi is aloof, absent, and happier fiddling with games on his phone than meeting voters. In the scion’s den 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z Eventually she asked my more patient, less irritable husband to be her tech guru because, well, I was being a grouch. How to Be a Better Son or Daughter 2014-03-24T12:00:00Z This is the way that Harvey prepares himself, by being, according to Collins, a bit of a grouch. Marlins 4, Mets 3 (15 innings): Matt Harvey, at Less Than Best, Is Still Strong 2013-04-30T05:00:15Z I hope you don't turn into an evil, hate-mail sending grouch. Now That I'm the Boss, Do I Have to Turn Evil? 2013-02-01T15:35:00Z “Typical negativity from the resident grouch,” wrote a third. Morning pixels: A pessimistic view of the Redskins 2012-07-23T13:50:37Z Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Call it grumbling, griping, grizzling, grouching – take your pick. London 2012: international media find grumbling Britons conform to type 2012-07-20T17:17:13Z No less a grouch than Karl Marx wrote, in the New York Daily Tribune, that the budget was “a great and bold stroke of financial ingenuity.” India Ink: Long View: The Origin of the Budget Briefcase 2012-03-14T09:44:30Z He did not show up until two days later, "after a good and easy rest," as he put it, and then fancying old Jack's "grouch" had cooled down. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z “Has the doctor got there yet?” the voice had lost none of its grouch. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z "Yes, and the worst of it is that he's really got over his grouch; and he's in love—but tied down by that foolish oath, poor man." The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z "What a cad," thought Michael, "peddling around a lot of female gossip, just because he has a grouch against women in general." The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z “He’d probably say a sight worse than that,” Bob replied, with a laugh, However, they were having too good a time to allow Mr. Salper and his grouches to interfere much with them. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z No angel was Mary White, but an easy girl to live with, for she never nursed a grouch five minutes in her life. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z "E. Z." found the message awaiting him when he returned to his hotel that night, and without the slightest symptom of a grouch grabbed the next train for New York. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z As they fell in love and out again with the facility of so many Romeos, they discoursed among themselves as to his misogyny.261 "He certainly has a grouch on women," they would admit. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z I think it’s used for a sort of avuncular person who grumbles and grouches. City Room: The Day: Exit the Curmudgeon, Andy Rooney 2011-10-03T12:30:33Z “He seems to have a grouch on everything and everybody.” The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z This in the bank was the outward and visible sign of a "grouch." The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z At the most recent AGM in June some attendees grouched about the stock price and low dividends; today, with the shares at 770 rupees, they might be grumpier still. Reliance Industries: Too big for India 2011-08-11T09:36:36Z Laura, was so unruffled and smiling herself that he could not wholly maintain his “grouch.” The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z If he should get a grouch, we might have nothing but pilot bread and water.” Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Blackie came here and reported that this was a grouch town. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z It's just as you say; for the last few days he's been acting as if he had a grouch a mile long. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The complaining, unpleasant grouch is like a bear with a toothache. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z You aren’t going to let such grouches as Jeremiah and I spoil your belief in the absent sophs and juniors. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z I can’t understand how she ever happened to come out of her grouch long enough to make the team.” Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z “He’s an awful old grouch, Ruth,” said Tom Cameron, shaking his head. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z I'm not harboring any grouches on the edge of the battle. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The man who ridicules everything is on the toboggan slide, and he will end up by becoming an out-and-out grouch. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z I know Kent is in a state of grouch with himself for sailing when he did. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z I wouldn't go out with such a grouch against things in general if I had a flash in the pan first.... The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Old Man Martin, our prize grouch, grumbled a bit when we called attention to our red flags. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z If you could have heard him swear when the beasts crowded in the life-boats ahead of the women, you would have forgot the grouch we had on about the way he has always done Annie. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z At home he is a grumbler and a grouch. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z In the expressive words of a recent slang phrase, they have a "perennial grouch." Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z “Craven isn’t in the bunch, Longback has a grouch, and Snooks is missing too,” exclaimed Misery. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z “That’s because all you folks went off cruising on that houseboat and never took me with you,” grumbled Sammy, who still held a deep-seated grouch because of the matter mentioned. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z “It’s usual on shipboard, when one party gets a grouch on against another, to meet according to rules and fight it out.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Charlie's father had oodles of money, and was the principal director of the idea, and he was the grouch. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z I drew from my strong-box one thousand grouches, and went to the aga of the Janissaries. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Princy must have had something awful mean for breakfast to have accumulated such a grouch!” exclaimed Misery. Harry Watson's High School Days The Rivals of Rivertown 2011-06-16T02:00:20.053Z The glorious weather the party enjoyed while sailing southward made it difficult for Agnes to hold to her grouch. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z Bill, Bill, don’t be a grouch—don’t be a sorehead. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z I remember once reading something by Elbert Hubbard in which he said that every business required a pessimist, an optimist, and a grouch. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z I was lyin' around the hotel with a grouch on I couldn't have scotched with a dozen highballs. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z That would take the permanent wave out of your hair, old grouch!” The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z It was too bright a day to have a grouch with any one, and besides, they had not really got us into trouble after all. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Blizzards, thaws, hurricanes, ice, la grippe, shivers—grouches.” Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z "So this is your—ultimatum," the manager said at last, with something of his best snarling grouch in his harsh voice. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Pretty soon one o' the three kings comes in with a grouch. Gullible's Travels, Etc. 2011-02-06T03:00:55.707Z I married him, too, and he run off with the albino girl and took my grouch bag with him. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Say, there’s a canny old crab lives up there that holds the shell-back record for grouch. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z I was sitting on our front steps grouching about the heat when the messenger brushed by me with the telegram in his hand. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z I’m in no mood today for anything except grouching.” Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z I know one darling old grouch who gave me a big cheque. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Reckon he’s just after her grouch bag—” “Her—grouch bag?” Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z With the grouch factor null and void and nostalgia in the air, it's one of the best tournaments to interview players on any subject. My Five: Jaime Diaz's Favorite Tournaments 2010-10-12T04:00:00Z Yorkshire's intention to liven up their pitches by shaving off two inches and laying lighter loam succeeded in their opening match against Somerset, but this time the surface grouched defiantly. Yorkshire consolidate at top in draw 2010-04-30T18:55:00Z I can't help the grouch, and I don't know as I want to help it. Stranded in Arcady I knew Win was in for it when he began to grouch and loaf and do the baby act. Into the Primitive You used to have a grouch on you nearly all the time, but now you are as pleasing as a basket of chips. The Cottage of Delight A Novel The trouble with you is that you don't know anything but the everlasting grouch you carry around. The Night Operator The liquor dying in him left a full-sized grouch as a legacy. The Land of Strong Men And, by the way, there is another grouch—we're due to drown his power-pumping and electric plant at the portal of the upper canyon under twenty feet of our lake. The King of Arcadia Ball players inhale the accounts printed in the newspapers, and a correspondent with a grouch has ruined the prospects of many a good player and club. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside We started off, wading through mud; with every now and then an occasional halt and more grouching in the ranks. The Black Watch A Record in Action But if Beezer had a grouch, and cause for one, it didn't make the other fellow's job look any the less good to Beezer. The Night Operator I am a thinking of you, Kate, and I love you even if you do seem to always have a grouch against me. Living Up to Billy The grouch is all yours," said the cheerful one, comfortingly, "and you have a good right and title to it. The King of Arcadia He confided in me that it was his principle, "when in Rome to do what the Romans do," but I wasn't certain whether this consisted, in his case, of being a dodo or a grouch. Hempfield A Novel We got into “harness” all right, but how we grouched and “cussed”! The Black Watch A Record in Action Those love stories that long, narrow fellow brings in are swell to do, too, if he wa'n't such an old grouch about punctuation. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole I don’t like them because they’re grouches; I don’t like them because they’re cheap; I don’t like their names, nor their faces, nor the town they live in. Young Wallingford During the last couple of months he'd been in a perpetual grouch over his deprivation of liberty, which had rankled him more as an affront to his dignity. Asteroid of Fear Father Boone doesn't 'grouch' or snarl if a fellow breaks out. A Boy Knight So I stepped back into my cabin, followed by the dog, who kept growling to himself like a man with a grouch. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine Before I'd let a old grouch like her lord it over me! Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole A big owner with so much money he could bed his horses in it, and an ingrowing grouch that has put a crimp in his information works. Young Wallingford You've got a grouch, Bobby," lectured the young actress, "at a time when you ought to be all puffed up and chesty. The Portal of Dreams Just as we were going, the waitress came up with a grouch on, stuck out her chin, and says, 'Pie?' Checkers A Hard-luck Story A MAN cannot keep his grouch and his friends at the same time. Reflections of a Bachelor Girl Shake, old man; and take off that grouch. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Harry’s supposed to have a grouch about that stud poker taunt and wants to play Wallingford two-handed, five thousand a side. Young Wallingford There's no sayin' but what Chester held himself in well; for if ever a man was entitled to a grouch, it was him. Side-stepping with Shorty As Arthur neither laughed at, nor replied to, this sally, Checkers concluded he had a grouch, and left him to his own devices. Checkers A Hard-luck Story In spite of his grouch the manager looked frightened. A Canadian Bankclerk Yesterday I was grouching because nothing ever happened to me. Doubloons—and the Girl You know very well that such fellows have a perpetual grouch against officers of the law. Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail By the time we lands at the iron pier she has knocked Coney so much that I has worked up a first class grouch. Side-stepping with Shorty In the early part of the summer every man answered every man good-naturedly, except he happened to have a next day’s head or some other sort of a personal grouch. Gold “Oh, stop your grouching, you old sinner,” exhorted Teddy, clapping him on the back. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold She was very quiet on the way home, and when Jimmie asked her if she had a grouch on she shivered and said, no, she guessed she was tired. Exit Betty "I think the train robbers held the officers up more because they've got a grouch against all policemen than for any other reason," Will said. Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail I didn't know how far I could go on that line without givin' him a grouch; but he seems to like it, so I tears off some more of the same. Side-stepping with Shorty It was at such a moment, when she made allowances for him, that she thought of writing, making it easy for him to drop his grouch and return. Aurora the Magnificent The peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch, and the sinner his justification! A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl Maybe if you’d not stand there grouching, you’d prove to the court that you are crazy, and on the grounds of insanity the court might grant your prayer. In the Heart of a Fool He has had what the officers call a vindictive grouch on ever since the day he was sent to prison. Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail "Chuck over your grouch," I laughed, although his proposition interested me. Wings of the Wind "And I'll bet the folks who wrote that book are a pair of grouches who have forgotten what a square meal tastes like!" How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types There’s something about you when I’m around that reminds me of a man with a grouch–only a man would speak out his mind. Shadow Mountain His name was Moody, his chief characteristic the determined grouch he had cherished since the advent of prohibition. The Monk of Hambleton "Just a grouch against all the officers in the world!" laughed one of the strangers. Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail "Oh, I haven't any grouch," he turned away; but swung back, asking: "Are you going to give up?" Wings of the Wind It is the grouch—in whom the fire starts slowly and smoulders indefinitely—that nobody likes. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types You ought to thank the old grouch for calling you up. Death Points a Finger “See here,” he said rather gropingly, “you are not holding a grouch, are you?” At the Crossroads "I don't know," replied George, "unless it is because train robbers have a continual and perpetual grouch against officers of any kind." Boy Scouts on the Great Divide or, The Ending of the Trail "Or Constancy," the professor smiled, for once becoming inspired as he threw off his grouch. Wings of the Wind If you will promise to be a little less free with that stick and not get a grouch on you every time a boy looks your way, they will promise to play no more tricks. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays Who ever saw a kitten with a grouch? In Times Like These Don’t get a grouch on; it will spread through the whole plant. The Gorgeous Girl Well, you grouch, if we didn’t have this dry bed to skip along, we would be bucking the greasewood and cactus on the mesa above. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The art of salesmanship is the art of winning, and there is no such animal as a successful drummer with a perpetual grouch. Mixed Faces You’ve been a grouch ever since we asked you to come along. The Spoilers of the Valley I’m 19 sore as the devil, and I’m goin’ to make an example out of you, but that ain’t any reason to act like a grouch, is it? Rope Charles-Norton, in short, was accumulating, drop by drop, a masculine grouch. The Trimming of Goosie Sorry to seem such a grouch, but I don't like your grade of paper either. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 Some old grouch owns a fishing right on the 162 stream. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret “Oh, Bob, don’t be such a grouch,” protested Jack. The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards Say!" whispered one to the other, "Burton's got a grouch on. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories A grouch deeper than he realized, till that morning. The Trimming of Goosie I haven’t said much so far, but the actions of that grouch fireman of yours, Fogg, looked decidedly queer and suspicious to me.” Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer It is just possible that by this time you may gather that I have a grouch on myself. Goat-Feathers Such a procedure is much better than carrying a grouch. Birdseye Views of Far Lands No one cared whether he had a grouch or not. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories "And nothing but the result of Municipal Ownership," put in the March Hare enthusiastically, forgetting his grouch for a moment. Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream When an Indian is seen completely shrouded in his blanket, standing or sitting a little apart from the camp, he either has a grouch or he is praying. The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts Shrimp is a terror and a grouch all the time. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army “Where did he get his grouch against you?” asked Hughson, curiously. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour I was a grouch then and I didn’t know—anything. Penny of Top Hill Trail “You look as if you had a grouch on about something.” Killykinick One of 'em a nuisance and the other one a grouch. The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure We were fortunate in having no "grouches" among us. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method Perhaps Marie's temporary "grouch" against the Jews was partly due to the irruption into her Society of three new and attractive Israelites of her own sex—an event happening about that time. An Anarchist Woman But most of the others were shy of him, and Jack Ryan, the "school grouch," was always trying to get him into a fight. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Father went away in a grouch and told me to remain with you boys, and Gastong is wandering about the city in a half-distracted manner. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam And that quaver tells me the whole story of how he’s been hoping all along that Brother DeLancey would sometime or other get over his grouch. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Now, you take it from me, and I have been through the mill, that there ain’t any use holding a grouch. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man There was no use in being a grouch. Left Guard Gilbert Under a soft panama hat a keen, shrewd face smiled so infectiously that the disgruntled seaman smiled back in spite of his grouch. Gold Out of Celebes “I don’t see why Hairy Ben can’t come down,” said Doc Giddings—Doc was the grouch of the post—“the ice on the river has been fit for travelling for a month now.” The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] But 139 anything was better than, a t�te-�-t�te with Wainwright just now; so she ate bonbons and asked questions, and kept the conversation going, ignoring Wainwright’s increasing grouch. The Search The result was a morning "grouch," an afternoon headache, and a twilight bitterness which kept him permanently aloof from all companionship. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play This here’s a swell head with a grouch. The Range Boss He always does when he gets a grouch. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters And when it comes down to talking about grouches I suppose you’ll be real pleased to know—this will be sweet news, probably, to you—I’ve been fired!” The Job An American Novel You've got a grouch against the world because you think it hasn't treated you right, and you're spitting your spite out on your children. Tabitha at Ivy Hall She laughed, shrugged her shoulders, pouted, called him an old grouch, or cooed like a dove. The Goose Man Siwash College, the pride of six decades, mollycoddled by an old parody on a gorilla with a grouch against the solar system! At Good Old Siwash It was the querulous railing of a man who had been near death; it was the everlasting grouch of the sailing-man against the lordly steamboater. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Don’t mind my grouch when I came in. The Job An American Novel At least, I'm not such a grouch as I sound. The House of Toys Guess the old doctor has a grouch again. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Malachi Scroggs was a triple extract of grouch who lived on the north side two miles away from college in a big white house with one of those old-fashioned dog-house affairs on top of it. At Good Old Siwash She did not reply, and he set his elbows on his knees and proceeded to nurse his private grouch in silence, quite excluding his companion from his thoughts. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 It's not like you to load up with a grouch. The Fifth Ace For a l’arned chap, and a New Englander, he seems to have lost all curiosity, and, I reckon, he’s got a grouch on the rest of mankind.” Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers Then, when Old Man Wisner come out we could take his picture and show him how he looks when he has got a grouch. The Man Next Door What he actually discovered was a philosopher and a prophet without a grouch. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Bentley had no quibble or quarrel with himself, and therefore was at peace with the world; he had eliminated all grouch from his cosmos. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers You have been hiring men because they have been parading a lot of little grouches against the Comas folks. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Then I began to think about your brother's grouch. The Forbidden Trail Say, for the love of Pete, I couldn't tell what it was gave me a grouch. Shorty McCabe As a matter of fact, he was on friendly terms with everybody—he had no grouch and never got in a grump. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The pig does not grouch nor snap nor stamp upon the feet of the defenseless. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage He developed a chronic grouch, and it was not long before he had the two weaker men toeing the mark. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance "I wish grouches weren't," muttered Bob Strahan to Miss Carter, who was almost as tearful as Mary Rose. Mary Rose of Mifflin So you understand why there is so much of Mademoiselle Simone in my story of Cagnes, and why the Artist had a grouch. Riviera Towns And, from where I stood, it looked like he ought to have it, grouch or no grouch. The House of Torchy "Now if that coin we flipped had only come down heads instead of tails——" "Stop your grouching," laughed Frank. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive Turning in his chair to fully face the lad, the grouch caustically inquired: "What 'n seven kinds of blue blazes do you think I want with a thimble?" Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers I'm almost ready to think old grouch Wells did have a hand in this. Mary Rose of Mifflin We was to apply soothin' acts and financial balm to all the old grouches that Pyramid had left behind him, you remember, on a commission basis. Shorty McCabe on the Job Maybe my hair was too vivid for trench work," says I, "or else that captain was luggin' a grouch. The House of Torchy One allows in this man's opinion for the tendency to "grouch" that always appears in veterans who know best how to fight. The Masques of Ottawa "He is an early-morning grouch," James explained, as they sat down at the table. The Galaxy Primes "The old grouch must have forgotten about them." Mary Rose of Mifflin You have—er—impressed me as a boy with, to use a vulgar expression, a grouch. Left End Edwards But when I got to askin' where she'd collected all this grouch against our local meat and provision octopus, she cheers up again. The House of Torchy I notice," says Old Hickory, taking back the sheet, "that one feature of the entertainment was an impersonation by Mr. Brinkerhoff Hollis, of 'the Old He-Crab Himself unloading a morning grouch'. Torchy As A Pa What he writes me, which ain't much, is mostly that his top sergeant's a grouch or that they've been quarantined on account of influenza. Torchy and Vee Miss Thorley nodded carelessly, but even a careless glance told her that there was not the sign of a grouch on Mrs. Schuneman's fat red face that day. Mary Rose of Mifflin Strangers might think he was a grouch toter. Torchy, Private Sec. This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector. Torchy "Everybody has a grouch," observed Sarah cheerfully when they sat down to dinner. Rosemary "But you wouldn't stay up there in that solitude with no person around but an old grouch that probably would not have a word to say for days at a time?" David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The world for Horace was a dark jungle full of grouches and pulls and privilege and devious guile. The Lovely Lady "Well, I'm not going to take any chances," declared the "grouch." The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys To show I don't carry any grouch, I says I will; but he offers only half-pay and makes me agree to split the tips with him. Torchy His opposite in character was Pepper Sneed, the grouch of the company. The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm He pictured himself as an old grouch, soured on the world, and surely uncompanionable. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Pepper Sneed was the "grouch" of the company, always finding fault, or worrying lest something happen. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film "Old grouch," cried Mollie, shaking a vindictive little fist after the departing farmer. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue It's the real thing, too, and no flossy bluff about the lady's grouch. Torchy The complaining, unpleasant grouch is like a bear with a toothache, miserable himself and spreading misery all around. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep My bunkie is peevish, and I'm out of tune; The Capting's a grouch whenever we hike; If we don't get into this muss pretty soon, We fellers are likely to go on a strike! With the Colors Songs of the American Service "Well, I knew something would happen," sighed the human grouch. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film "Sure we're all safe!" answered Sandy, "George has a grouch because he hasn't anything to eat here, but the rest of us are all right!" The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier And you don't have cold chills up the spine every time the boss lugs down an after breakfast grouch. Torchy The man who ridicules everything is on the toboggan slide and he will finish the slide as an out-and-out grouch. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep But next day she made an excuse to send for him, and actually laughed when he stepped briskly up to the bed, saluted smartly, and impudently asked her how her grouch was. Quin "We sure will," predicted the grouch of the company. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film "It's awful—this moving picture work," agreed Mr. Sneed, who seemed never to get over his "grouch." The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays "You seem to have an awful grouch on, some way!" Around the World in Ten Days And I don't want you to think that I'm grouching about hard luck, either. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder She's probably got a grouch, as the American boys over here say. Everyman's Land He's the real grouch of the company, all right. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film "Well, you'll get some without looking for it, if you ride that mule," declared the "grouch," as he walked off. The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays Those who generally go wanted circus pieces, therefore the grouch and thin houses. Sixty Years of California Song There you go," Harry said; "Hard Luck Gaylong, the boy grouch. Roy Blakely, Pathfinder "For he ain't no slouch, but the lad with the grouch—— Pick up your can and get off the track—safety first!" Tom Slade at Temple Camp "And it doesn't sound like Mr. Sneed, our cheerful 'grouch,' either," answered Ruth. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film "Most men get a grouch when they're kept waiting food," she observed slily. The Forfeit "This cheese is high," grouched Buttinski, "No hungry rat would eat it." War Rhymes by Wayfarer He wanted very much to tell Raymond that he was a little grouch and Weir that he looked like a puffed-up toad. The Young Pitcher "You old grouch," he shouted, running his hand through Tom's already tousled and rebellious hair. Tom Slade at Temple Camp It was greeted with a merry shout, even Mr. Sneed, the grouch, condescending to say: "Ah, that sounds good!" The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film My grouch over the upsetting of my plans yielded under the spell of his humor. Lady Larkspur There's never been a Christmas at home when I haven't been operated on for a grouch of this sort, and most always it comes the day before. Homeburg Memories “Kel, a first-rate stewing will be good for your daily grouch.” The Young Pitcher "Come on, wake up, you old grouch," he said. Tom Slade at Temple Camp Exactly opposite him in character was Pepper Sneed, the "grouch" of the company. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas He grouches off to the office in the morning and grouches back in the evening and reads newspapers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 11, 1920 We all got a grouch set up against life. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Why could not the grouch get a decent cap, anyway? The Young Pitcher I'm not mad, you old grouch," Roy said, "and you should say sixty cents, because the price of everything is double. Tom Slade at Black Lake Then, too, the "human grouch," Pepper Sneed, seemed always to find some new objection to raise, or some dire calamity to predict. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas Christian Scientists do not have either the grouch or the meddler's itch. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers That his old friend was just recovering from his consequent grouch, and, anyway, folks mustn't expect anything more than common civility from him as yet. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Ken moved away muttering to himself: “That fellow's a grouch.” The Young Pitcher What have you got to say about it, you grumbling old grouch with the crooked face! Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Even Mr. Sneed, the "human grouch," consented to smile, now and then. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Major Lessard, who happens to be the big chief in this neck of the woods, seems to have developed a sudden grouch against him. Raw Gold A Novel Why I should have so suddenly determined to ingratiate myself with the old grouch I scarcely understood: for the construction of a salad was my very best accomplishment. Police!!! It ain't manly to hold a grouch after the culprit has paid his fair price for his sins. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates He is such a grouch that he gives the bugs a regular bed to sleep in. Sunny Slopes Really he was a different sort of Mr. Sneed from the "human grouch" who often made matters so unpleasant for members of the Comet Film Company. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real And, though I didn't know it then, he had a grouch against Hicks, who had once upon a time run him into Fort Walsh in irons on an unjustified suspicion of whisky-running. Raw Gold A Novel The farmer's demeanor toward us was that of a systematic grouch and his appearance did not belie his disposition—as surly and sulky looking as a whipped criminal. S.O.S. Stand to! Stow your grouch, old man, and give us a hand. The Strange Case of Cavendish He was the sort of man that crouched—and "grouched." The Way of the Wild Jupiter Pluvius apparently has a grouch against garden-parties, so often does he shake his sieve with deliberate intent to spoil the affair, which is after all, merely afternoon tea out of doors. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada He's a free-lunch hitter; I remember one of the barkeeps grouching about him. Wilt Thou Torchy He must get over his grouch, that was all. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame If he had ever had a grouch he had kept his secret well. Destiny Also, it appeared to be suffering from a "grouch." The Way of the Wild In short, he was the "grouch" of the company. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida We took no notice of anybody's grouch, and whether or not there was any pirate gold in the neighborhood was a question we didn't waste thought on. Wilt Thou Torchy But the Old Man's got a grouch at me, and so he sent me 'way out here in this God-forsaken country! The River and I The Big Fellow's having a grouch, eh, what? Destiny In addition, he was nourishing a very considerable grouch, attributable, I suppose, to the fact that his customary dose was just about due. The Killer "Then I'm going to take to a boat!" exclaimed the "grouch." The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida But we of the windless North, with our sunlit spaces, our quiet days and nights, grow peevish, petulant, and full of grouch when the wind blows. The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder The grouch has, for years, entertained grouchy thoughts. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks Len," she said with a touch of petulance in her voice, "you get into grouches and spur your imagination to all sorts of absurdities. Destiny Why, y' see, Geoff, she's got a grouch on because I was out last night, so, if she gives you the gimlet eye at first, just josh her along a bit. The Definite Object A Romance of New York "Never!" cried the grouch, and the former Shakespearean actor echoed the word. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida Ever since you motored off with Kenny, Don's been a grouch. Kenny George What, got a grouch on your honeymoon? Read-Aloud Plays So, as no one pointed out to Edith what the grouch meant, she had not the faintest idea that Eleanor was saying to herself, "Oh, if I could only get rid of her!" The Vehement Flame At his side, George Bross, on his behalf, was nursing his private and personal grouch. The Day of Days An Extravaganza "Then here I go!" cried the grouch, as he toppled overboard, having first "registered" a faint, as directed in the plot of the play. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida "I do sound like I've got a grouch, don't I?" he admitted, without shame. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man A man with a grouch on the inside and a voice on the outside. The Silly Syclopedia Think of me, shut up in a dark little three-room cabin with one elocutionist, one chronic grouch and one human bluebottle fly that does nothing but buzz! The Lookout Man And Haslett, even if he is an old grouch, was honest. Success A Novel "Do you call alligators lovely?" asked Mr. Pepper Sneed, who was known as "the actor with the grouch." The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida But if you got a grouch against Percy, can it, and make me Algy. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man I could feel my cheeks burn with temper as I spoke and Pink came immediately out of his grouch and into his own happy personality. Over Paradise Ridge A Romance It occurred to him that possibly Marion Rose was not really feather-brained, but that the trouble was in himself, because he was getting a chronic grouch. The Lookout Man To be quite candid," Marston replied, "he had a grouch; he thought that Sparrow and I flub-dubbed the matter of the cab, and deliberately tried to lose him when we went to the Collingwood. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse If only she could go to sleep and forget them both, and the trains and the cars and the man in the park and Miss Stein, who still had against her a "grouch." Winnie Childs The Shop Girl The Skandinavia seems to have got a grouch about now you couldn't beat with a tank of rye whisky. The Man in the Twilight He had a grouch on, and wanted to put me off. Vandover and the Brute That child has a fully-developed grouch against the whole world, I verily believe. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund No Insulation Against Human Magnetism There is "no sich critter" as a natural grouch. Certain Success "I'm afraid the poor old store wasn't as much fun as you thought it would be," said Petro, half apologetically, when he began to realize that Rags had a "grouch." Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Let us tune ourselves with the Infinite; let a golden thread run through all our days; no frowns, no grouches, no scolding—no, no! Copper Streak Trail He was a big, dark man with a grouch, one who took his duties sourly. Mavericks That aye marked the distinction between a grouch caused by a cootie-lined bunk and a desire to place a bomb under the Capitol at Washington. The Story of The American Legion So they come grouching back to the clubhouse and I took 'em home to breakfast. Somewhere in Red Gap The grouch is very polite to Vida and me and shows us where to stand so we won't get knocked over by other actors that are carrying round furniture and electric light stands and things. Ma Pettengill Where in the world had he gotten his terrible grouch? Queed "He's the man with the original grouch all right," contributed Jack. Tom Fairfield's Pluck and Luck When he had spoken just about a hundred words even the grouches were holding onto their chairs if they weren't using their hands for purposes of applause. The Story of The American Legion One day Snowstorm come grouching down to Angus and tells about a capitalist that had brought two experts with him and nosed over the workings for three days. Somewhere in Red Gap So mother comes forward with her streaming face and they're all ready to act when the grouch halts things and barks at the boy that he ain't standing right. Ma Pettengill Is he going to grouch just because he wasn't elected patrol leader? Don Strong, Patrol Leader "If we have a grouch before we leave the dock what's going to happen later?" The Adventure Club Afloat "Bother the old grouch," muttered Tom, as he climbed back into the Wondership, the bag of which was deflated just enough to keep her at rest on the roof. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone My only excuse, and a mighty poor one, is that I was rather played out and developed a silly grouch. Sweetapple Cove And of course one of these men she had mothered down there had took a base advantage of her—this same ugly old grouch of a director. Ma Pettengill He seemed to have forgotten all about his grouch. Don Strong, Patrol Leader If you like your man so well, you had better live at home, but don't come around here with a grouch and bulldoze everybody. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 "I believe you're a grouch," snorted the fat boy, as he swung into the saddle, quickly thrusting his toes into the stirrups, expecting to be bucked up into the air. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch The same old grouches are there, on the same sized seats, with the same expressions of old indigestion and fresh gossip. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated She was wiping glycerine off her face and saying things to the grouch that must of give him a cold chill for a minute. Ma Pettengill "If you worked with him and let him do things his own way wouldn't he get over his grouch?" Don Strong, Patrol Leader Nobody ever saw him with a "grouch," or suffering from an attack of the "blues." Laugh and Live "Maybe," half assented Dalzell, who was beginning to accumulate the elements of a "grouch." Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis Sounds like some fellow with a grouch against Kerensky and Lvov. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated The grouch got a little human himself the last day out and begun to ask Vida questions about herself. Ma Pettengill If I thought Ray would help mamma; but she's got a grouch on and—" "Sure she will! Every Soul Hath Its Song "We suspected that Darry's grouch was due to dyspepsia," laughed Holmes. The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics "Say, you fellows all have a grouch on, just because I'm playing today!" quivered the victim of the remarks. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron Then he got red in the face, glared at Dodo, and grouched out a "beg pardon!" You Can Search Me The grouch come right out and asked her how big her roll was, saying he lived out here and it cost something to make a home. Ma Pettengill "Well—oh, I was just nursing a grouch, and I couldn't stop all at once," Helen May surrendered suddenly, sitting down beside him and crossing her feet. Starr, of the Desert "I wonder what is Dave's sudden grouch against the eats," Tom mused aloud. The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics "Sandy's got a grouch on, and there's nothing on earth so good for a grouch as a slice of broiled venison." Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds I felt sure that Bunch was rid of his grouch by this time, and that he wouldn't have a rock in his hat for me for pulling that "Uncle Cornelius" gag. You Can Search Me The policeman and the erring son was so scared they just stood there acting their parts and the grouch was frozen with his mouth half open. Ma Pettengill A man that carries the grouch you do don't need company. Casey Ryan A couple of old grouches at the Metropolitan Club in Washington were one night speaking of an old friend who, upon his marriage, took up his residence in another city. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations "You ought to preserve that grouch," she carelessly advised, as he stood holding the door open for her. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon The neighbors conceded generously that it was more than they had expected of an "old grouch." Baldy of Nome The grouch is very decent to her and tells everybody she's a friend of his, and they all pay polite attention to him because he's someone important in the works. Ma Pettengill He imagines he's an artist, because he plays the guitar; and besides he has a Republican grouch, and was a great admirer of her father's. The Torrent Entre Naranjos I wouldn't say just that," grimly responded the first grouch, "but I'll tell you of a little incident in their household that came within my observation. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations I hate to see you going away with a chronic grouch against me. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Has the reputation of being hard, fearless—and considerable of a grouch. Midnight "That's because you don't know what a glum old grouch I really am." Dust But there is no use to grouch further. Her Father's Daughter One of the grouches had recently visited the old friend, and, naturally, the other grouch wanted news of the Benedict. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations But Texas Pete had some sort of a special grouch; I guess he was just beginning to get his snowshoes off after a fight with his own forty-rod. Arizona Nights A person would think you had a husband to get a grouch every time you get reckless to the extent of a new waist. Buttered Side Down: Stories I've had to hold my own against chronic grouches too long to have nerves, so I went to the door and looked out. Where There's a Will Day after day the same, Only a little worse; No one to grouch or blame— Oh, for a loving curse! Ballads of a Cheechako "Is it true that he is henpecked?" asked the second grouch. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations "You two fellahs have had a grouch at each other for the last year or so; now what's the matter with your shaking hands and calling quits?" McTeague But she knew he wasn't a grouch, because he alternately whistled and sang off-key tenor while dressing in the morning. Buttered Side Down: Stories "Why shouldn't I have a grouch?" he demanded angrily. Bob Cook and the German Spy "And me thinking she was nothing but a near-sighted old grouch with a name like a sparrow." Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It "He's got an awful grouch on," warned the stenographer as Dan passed through the outer office. Calvary Alley "Tom would find something to grouch about if he were in heaven," laughed Frank. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy "Why—yes," agreed Madden, a little taken aback, "but you look like you might be getting up a grouch at something—" "About time to pull up, isn't it?" interrupted Smith. The Cruise of the Dry Dock If you want to grouch, go ahead and grouch! The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale "She usually has sort of a grouch on me," laughed George. The Magnificent Ambersons Julian Hawthorne is nothing more than an old grouch. The Subterranean Brotherhood "He'll talk yet, when he gets over his grouch," Jack surmised. The Sign at Six I could not join in their revels and they began to look on me as a grouch. A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories A history of philosophy and theology could be written in terms of grouches, wounded pride, and aversions, and it would be far more instructive than the usual treatments of these themes. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform "Solomon's got an awful grouch agin any noise bigger than what he can make hisself," was the saying of the ranch hands. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories "Oh, he's had a grouch ever since the day of the fire," replied Jimmy. The Radio Boys' First Wireless Or Winning the Ferberton Prize In fact, they both seemed to be harboring a grouch, from the infrequent low, grumbling complaints which the boys overheard. The Boy Scout Camera Club, or, the Confession of a Photograph 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. My Boyhood They leaned out of this place as I leaned out just now, and they gripped the ankles of any poor devil they had a grouch against. The White Waterfall All the time we could hear that old grouch shouting about Bridgeboro and our river and saying it was Sleepy Hollow and Dopeville, and the river was a mud hole. Roy Blakeley You pay us; We find that ONE, thereby preventing mistakes, lawsuits, elopements, regrets, grouches, alimony. The Green Mouse We simply get a glimpse into the life of a tyrant who has run the full gamut of goosedom, grumpiness, selfishness and grouch. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others When we got to the next town every man in the show had a grouch and a Katzenjammer, and their hair was so sore it was murder and suicide combined to comb it. Peck's Bad Boy at the Circus Well, then, check your grouch with your hat. The Coming of Bill But when they got inside the big hall, where the two fires burned, Izzy forgot his grouch. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods "Gee, fellows," he panted, "I expect you're cussing mad—but I had to pick those berries before I went, and it took me so long to grouch out the green ones after it got light." Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island And after that they think twice before working off their grouches on the poor kid. The Little Nugget You're right!" he exclaimed; "this is no time to nurse a grouch. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill "Guess you were right, Billy," said Tom, who had not as yet fully recovered from his grouch of the previous evening. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs "Lord! what a grouch I am!" he mumbled. Out of the Primitive I hope he beat up that old grouch——" "Huh, you got another guess coming. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island If there is one thing above all others that a salesman should observe, it is this: Don't grouch! Tales of the Road "Our cook evidently has a grouch on this morning," laughed Walter. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail "I knew a man once that died from an in growing grouch, and likely enough the same thing will happen to you." Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs Human beings who sanely work are much happier per capita than those who do nothing but loaf and grouch. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations "Oh, well, the machine's still here, so why grouch over a couple hours' sleep?" Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island There is a slight difference between the "grouch" and the "beef." Tales of the Road And the grouch, striding briskly up the avenue, was trying to be fair. Little Miss By-The-Day This sort of thing is enough to give any one a grouch. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs The worst grouch I've ever seen, Mr. Bingle, even if he is your own flesh and blood uncle. Mr. Bingle But when I asked ma what a grouch was, she said little boys should be seen and not heard. Oh, Money! Money! Well, they would never succeed; they could go on forever with their grouching, but the mass of the workers in America had a normal attitude toward the big man, who could do things. 100%: the Story of a Patriot I suppose, after these experiences I'll remain a suspicious grouch all my life—but his papers were in order… I don't know just why I don't care for that type of man…. In Secret "Usually he seems to have a grouch of the worst kind, but to look at him now you might think that he'd just had news of a good fat legacy." Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs The captain got a grouch against me coming up. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Growled and kicked and grouched at the cold, the long nights, the hardships, the aches and pains and everything else. Smoke Bellew Run along, Pinkie, and fox-trot your grouch away with Shine Taylor. The Voice on the Wire Goddlemighty, man, you wouldn't know 'em for that same measly bunch of grouches we had three years ago. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me If you were a tippler instead of a plain grouch I could tell you precisely how you'd act and what you'd talk about as the evening goes on. The Auction Block No cantankerous old grouch could refuse him free speech and get away with it. The Winds of Chance This little island of yours is all right as a beauty spot, but I do wish your people wouldn't carry such a grouch agin' life generally. Number Seventeen What about the old girl with the ingrowing grouch? Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man "Though what has given you a grouch I really am at a loss to imagine!" she added under her breath. Sisters Now, Jarvis," said the bridegroom, placatingly, steadying himself meanwhile with the aid of the table, "don't be a grouch. The Auction Block Of those in the room Hopalong alone treated him with reserve, and this was cleverly swung so that it appeared to be caused by a temporary grouch due to the sting of defeat. Bar-20 Days He discovered that the iceman was considered a fair and logical butt for all the forenoon grouches of the kitchen. The Landloper Then he lost patience and surrendered himself to a grouch for three whole days during which he wandered at his own sweet will. Nomads of the North A Story of Romance and Adventure under the Open Stars Chronic scolds they were, never without a grouch. The Flaming Forest They were good-natured enough while the girls were about, but over their work and during their leisure, they developed what Honey described as every kind of blue-bean, sourball, katzenjammer and grouch. Angel Island But even the liquor and an exceptionally well-cooked supper could not separate him from his persistent and set grouch. Bar-20 Days Lord, but you are in a grouch, Mart. Martie, the Unconquered How was I to know he'd lost fifteen dollars fifty-five playing poker, and anyway, I don't see where he gets a licence to work off his grouches on me. Indiscretions of Archie "Oh, the girls are grouching a little because they helped earn all this, and are to be left out of it," explained Robert in a low voice. A Daughter of the Land "Brace up, man, and get over your grouch," a third adjured him. On the Firing Line Johnny lost his grouch so suddenly and beamed upon his friends with such a superior air that they began to worry about what was in the wind. Bar-20 Days He’s gone around all winter with a grouch and a face a mile long. The Efficiency Expert He'd been out with her the day he left for there, and he had a grouch or something, and he started making low, sneaky cracks about her Uncle Sigsbee. Indiscretions of Archie "Got a grouch, nasty temper, mean disposition; clean house, good room, good cook—maybe; lives just on the edge of comfort by daily skimping," summarized Kate. A Daughter of the Land He was tired of this continual nagging and fussing over small matters; some day he would tell the old grouch so. Merton of the Movies Linklater gazed steadily at this friend, then said with mournful deliberation, "You don't drink, you don't swear, you don't smoke—" "Oh, that's your grouch, is it?" cried Martin. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail "But pathos has nothing to do with grouch, has it?" The Rise of David Levinsky So, when, on this particular tenth of November, this Sabbath morning, he rose, conscious of the sandwiches and "tonic," and found no suit of flannels ready for him to don, his grouch began to develop. Thankful's Inheritance I hear nothing else from the women of the Bates family, but I didn't even know the men had a grouch. A Daughter of the Land Well, some day the old grouch would eat his words; some day he would be relating to amazed listeners that he had known Merton Gill intimately at the very beginning of his astounding career. Merton of the Movies When you've got a grouch against a fellow," he explained impersonally, "you want to get at him. T. Tembarom "Bear's got a grouch on a rod wide this morning." The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life Miss West who is unaware of the occurrence, laughs and calls it a “sea grouch”—a phenomenon with which she claims large experience. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Being off duty, they were reveling in that popular martial pastime known to the Tommy as "grousing" and to the Yankee doughboy as "airing a grouch." Bruce Even so, the old grouch had been none too considerate. Merton of the Movies "It must, indeed," she said, "though I am not sure I quite understand what a grouch is." T. Tembarom Well," reflected the showman, "it's safe to say that they've always got a grouch on. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life The quarrel was the culmination, on Ezra's part, of a gradually developing "grouch" brought on by the loneliness of his surroundings. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights Till you learn how to obey orders without grouching, it isn't up to you to knock wiser men. Bruce He might have been a grouch and given to unreasonable nagging, but with him there was always a very definite something to-day which he would specify, in short words if the occasion seemed to demand. Merton of the Movies "Getting a grouch on or being sorry for what you can't help cuts no ice," he sometimes said. T. Tembarom He's a grouch, but just don't let him bluff you. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch. A Damsel in Distress You ought to see him take hold of a dog that's all grouch and ugliness and make it over into a dog that it's a pleasure to have around. Piccadilly Jim I had a big grouch against her yesterday, just because she batted her eyes and kept putting one foot ahead uh the other. Rowdy of the Cross L Supposing some fellow that'd had a grouch against me had managed it so that Galton thought I'd been getting away with money that didn't belong to me—fixing up my expense account, or worse. T. Tembarom |
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