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Recent Examples of grouchy The only people who can help Sara and Devin are Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), a grouchy mountain man, and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a mute Shoshone girl fleeing her own violent past. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025 The fans who booed last week at Gillette Stadium seemed more grouchy than outraged. Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 The Grinch will also host an ugly sweater party with green pancakes, green hot chocolate, and grouchy crafts. Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 There’s Loto, who designed and maintains the canoe; Kele, the grouchy elder chef who prepares vegetables; and Moni, a young storyteller and Maui fanboy. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for grouchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouchy
Adjective
  • Social media makes us into irritable toddlers.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Strong winds also may have North Texans feeling more irritable, which scientists blame on there being too many positive ions in the air.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Wall Street has started to get restless as the clock keeps ticking.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Starr will get restless in a month and come running back.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • People fell for the grumpy yet loveable ogre Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers, and his wisecracking companion Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • What could possibly happen to the 2025 Giants that would move you way past grumpy and straight to despondent?
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Her dissatisfaction with her crabby old husband drives her into the same state of amorous turmoil that Vanya and Sonya find themselves in.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20) In a crabby mood?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trying to Kill Each Other' And Walken is marvelous — querulous, petty, cruel — as the Emperor.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, Gerwig and Baumbach promote querulous sloganeering.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 July 2023
Adjective
  • This causes folks to be nervous, which triggers a lack in consumer confidence.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The unemployment rate is pretty low at the moment, but under the hood Americans sure are nervous about the job market.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The odd couple: Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a free-spirited young woman from Manchester tagging along with her cranky, fiftysomething life partner Rick (Walton Goggins), who is on a mission to avenge his father’s death.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a cranky back and shoulder fatigue delayed Clarke Schmidt and forced him to start the year on the injured list.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Harris suggested Hogan could be that alternative, positioning himself as the clear choice for those dissatisfied with Moore’s leadership.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Higher operational expenses, dissatisfied customers and revenue leakage.
    Uli Erxleben, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouchy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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