disgruntles

present tense third-person singular of disgruntle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntles
Verb
  • Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the corporate chiefs also know that Trump is a vengeful man with the power to target anyone who speaks out against him, or any business that displeases him.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.
    Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nothing sours the thrill of the hunt faster than seeing a shelf cleared by someone who only wants to use your sacred collectibles for profit.
    Danielle Hass, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When sentiment sours, speculative stocks don’t just dip—they get hammered.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The episode also takes aim at conservative podcast culture with a storyline involving a fourth grader named Clyde who finds fame as a White nationalist podcaster, which enrages Eric Cartman, who is the show’s resident bigot.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, this same process often alienates the underbanked.
    Akhil Gupta, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Delaware Democrat said to remove the negative stigma, party members need to combat online rhetoric that isolates or alienates different demographics.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
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