grumps 1 of 2

noun

plural of grump
as in complainers
an irritable and complaining person a real grump in the morning

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grumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grump
1
as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely those incessantly grumping patients were generally ignored by the nursing home staff

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2
as in scowls
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 Synonyms for grumps
  1. complainers
  2. complains
  3. scowls
  4. crabs
  5. screams
  6. frowns
  7. bears
  8. whines
Noun
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of complainers
Verb
  • In his journals Steinbeck complains about how sore his fingers got after writing with pencils all day long.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Thomas complains about being stuck in the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, which sends Paladin off on a surprisingly indignant, knowledgeable pop-culture rant.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of complains
Verb
  • Nobody slouches in a great suit like West, and nobody scowls in a gorgeous coat like Miller.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Suzanne, the sulky, artistic type, scowls and pointedly ignores their noisy energy.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of scowls
Noun
  • The waterfront features a whiskey distillery, green spaces and restaurants offering local delicacy options, like steamed crabs and crab cakes.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The shrimp are ready first, then bowls of crabs, and clams and sea mollusks.
    — Aube Rey Lescure, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of crabs
Verb
  • Continue reading … HOSTILE WELCOME — Object hurled at Biden's motorcade as crowd screams 'blood on your hands'.
    — , FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Duchess of Buckingham (Taissa Farmiga) as the Duchess screams in labor.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of screams
Verb
  • Don’t Kill Reach with External Links Like any business that makes money from advertising, LinkedIn frowns upon directing people away from LinkedIn to another site.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Here is our review of a 2025-26 campaign that’s ended with more smiles than frowns.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of frowns
Noun
  • Meet the bears of Anan Creek The rangers at Tongass National Forest are currently awarding the Anan Bear Awards to the 39 bears spotted at the Anan Wildlife Observatory in Alaska over the summer.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Colonialism herded these Indigenous communities directly in the path of the bears’ ancient migration, and now hunting regulations hamper their ability to manage the population.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of bears
Verb
  • Andrew whines about the prattling women who’ve infiltrated his home, firmly establishing that all men are, in fact, terrible.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • On the dashboard, radar whines – tilting higher in pitch the faster cars go.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of whines
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“Grumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumps. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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