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Examples of grouchy in a Sentence
I get grouchy when I'm tired.
a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
Recent Examples of grouchy from the Web
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A spineless husband melts into a puddle, his complaining wife swells larger with each insult, couples pick off pieces of each other’s skin with grouchy obsession.
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First Known Use of grouchy
circa 1895
GROUCHY Defined for English Language Learners
grouchy
playDefinition of grouchy for English Language Learners
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: tending to complain about things : having a bad temper
GROUCHY Defined for Kids
grouchy
playDefinition of grouchy for Students
grouchier
;grouchiest
: tending to be irritable or to complain a lot
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