grumps 1 of 2

plural of grump

grumps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of grump

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grumps
Verb
  • Roman complains about pain in his feet, and Dennis offers him a foot massage.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Next morning at breakfast Amby complains grandly of his soreness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Who’s going to climb over all the other crabs and inevitably kill them in order to survive?
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The crabs, by the way, were real (though not alive).
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The single-elimination tournament is held as hibernating bears reach peak fat after a summer-long effort.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The number of Apple bears just got smaller.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing screams summer like corn on the cob, simply buttered and salted.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Framed as cranks more than reasonable critics, the #FSGOut contingent have penetrated rather than defined the conversation around Liverpool since FSG took control in late 2010.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Plus, the human longevity field is notorious for cranks, unproven supplements and fly-by-night clinics.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.
    Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Grumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumps. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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