grotch /ɡɹɑːt͡ʃ/ verb2 •(slang, old-fashioned) To complain.The Seagates are,despite my constant grotching about commodity drives, not bad. — 1989 •(slang, old-fashioned) To annoy; to irritate.GROTCH (Grennell) Acutely irritate. Usually passive. Speer suggests that this useful word is a transitive form of grouch. — 1959 formsgrotched · grotching · grotches