disgruntling 1 of 2

present participle of disgruntle

disgruntling

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntling
Verb
  • Don’t be surprised if this is a hot-hand situation, though, and rather infuriating.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The official story is that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted recklessly, blindsiding Washington and infuriating his indispensable patron.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Rising tuition, declining enrollment, and disappointing employment outcomes have led many to question whether college still delivers on its promise.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Following a disappointing 8-9 finish, top decision-makers elected to shed some of their older players in favor of a youth movement.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • A lot of noise around the Chiefs The Chiefs have become a mainstay in NFL discourse by winning three Super Bowls in the Mahomes era, and annoying an endless list of fan bases with their ability to overcome the odds and rally for a late win at an unprecedented rate.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My father was very discouraging about it, too.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, the Edinburgh publishers Oliver and Boyd brought out an anthology called The Door of Youth—A Selection of Poems from Edinburgh School Magazines, with a discouraging preface by John Buchan.
    Frances Wilson September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That said, brands run the risk of alienating their core audience, according to Thomai Serdari, marketing professor at New York University.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • With a thoughtful use of color, Wezel constructs a visual world that feels both alienating and intensely sensorial, like a vivid dream uncomfortably close to reality.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The film captures every enraging detail of the trial while using it as a jumping off point for an exploration of the history of the region and the ways in which the Chuchagasta have been bureaucratically erased in order to strip them of their property and rights.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
  • While leaders from across the political spectrum condemned the shooting and rejected the use of political violence, a flood of comments on social media celebrated Kirk’s death, enraging conservatives.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For three days, things were cheerless for Courtney Williams.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
  • Gomez gestured across the street toward 100 Centre Street—the criminal courthouse, a cheerless Art Deco building the color of cinder blocks.
    Sarah Lustbader, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Disgruntling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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