as in complainer
an irritable and complaining person
a real grump in the morning
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
those incessantly grumping patients were generally ignored by the nursing home staff
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as in to pout
to silently go about in a bad mood
he's been grumping about the house all morning because the golf tournament got rained out
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Recent Examples of grump
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
To the detriment of the proceedings late in the second act, there is a wad of exposition gristle that brings things full stop in the form of a labored revelation of why Diamond is such a grump and perhaps maybe won’t be one in the future.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 24 June 2019
Regina grumped out of the bedroom and pressed the manual start.
—Neal Pollack, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
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Noun
In an amusing touch for viewers who can recognize Baker and know his craft, his character is a grump who has nothing but criticism for the Halloween décor.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
To the detriment of the proceedings late in the second act, there is a wad of exposition gristle that brings things full stop in the form of a labored revelation of why Diamond is such a grump and perhaps maybe won’t be one in the future.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Verb
However, George did join William and Kate on their tour of Australia in 2014 and was the grumpiest grump that ever grumped.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 24 June 2019
Regina grumped out of the bedroom and pressed the manual start.
—Neal Pollack, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grump
Noun
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The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The sale of Internet Pro began in February through the Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCI), after businesses complained that they had been hurt by heavily restricted access during nationwide protests in January.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Finch complained about a foul not being called as the Spurs trapped Edwards near half court.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Sophomore pitcher Kaylynn Lowman gave up two home runs to Murrieta Mesa in the first inning but didn’t pout.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some people will probably be pouting in those debriefs.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The goddess Hera — who despised Heracles — later set the crab in the heavens in the form of the constellation Cancer as a reward for its bravery.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Many fish live, hide and eat the small shrimp and crabs that are within the seaweed, which made her snorkeling adventure more exciting.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
Verb
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One morning in 2013, before the sun had risen, Hiba and Ibrahim heard gunshots and screams.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Also, there was an element of danger, and doing a scene that is really arduous, achieving an emotional peak for an amount of time and performing physical acts and screaming [about] a matter of life and death.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Haven frowns upon the data fueling prohibition.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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As the odd man out, Meta does not have a public cloud, and its capex increase was frowned upon by investors.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Among the stops will be Kodiak Island, where bears and puffin colonies abound; Juneau, the capital; and Ketchikan, a popular spot for cruise ships.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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The bear chased other groups of visitors.—
Mark Price
May 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Last week, the whining noise of unmanned flying objects could be heard in the city of Moscow once again.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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“Grump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grump. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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