Difference between Grouse and Gripe

What is the difference between Grouse and Gripe?

Grouse as a noun is any of various game birds of the family tetraonidae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. while Gripe as a noun is a complaint; a petty concern.

Grouse

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various game birds of the family Tetraonidae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. A cause for complaint.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To complain or grumble. As in 'Duck or Grouse', often written on low beams in pubs.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: excellent

Gripe

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).To seize, grasp.To complain; to whine.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A complaint; a petty concern.The name of a specific wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

We hope you now know whether to use Grouse or Gripe in your sentence.

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