informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
meat from an adult domestic bovine
GRIPE
complain; "What was he hollering about?"
informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
GROUSE
complain; "What was he hollering about?"
popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
hunt grouse
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
JOLT
disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
an abrupt spasmodic movement
a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
MOAN
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
complain
PUNT
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game"
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
kick the ball
RECOIL
spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
a movement back from an impact
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
VIM
an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"