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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
a grumpy neighbor whose yard we had long ago learned not to trespass
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as in restless
given to complaining a lot
the baby's sure to be grumpy if she doesn't get her afternoon nap
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Recent Examples of grumpy
All the usual fun Indy stuff is here – Nazis, treasured artifacts – though the bantering chemistry between Ford's hard-luck hero and Sean Connery as his grumpy dad is off-the-hook spectacular.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Following up on his dance moves and silly faces from Trooping the Colour events from years prior, the prince was spotted playfully putting on a grumpy expression during the fly-over.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
And yet, there’s plenty of evidence that consumers, while grumpy, are still spending.
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Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Those scenes' lighthearted whimsy, featuring late-night hijinks with classmates pranking grumpy instructors, pays off in the story's earliest tragedies.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
Following up on his dance moves and silly faces from Trooping the Colour events from years prior, the prince was spotted playfully putting on a grumpy expression during the fly-over.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
And yet, there’s plenty of evidence that consumers, while grumpy, are still spending.
—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
Those scenes' lighthearted whimsy, featuring late-night hijinks with classmates pranking grumpy instructors, pays off in the story's earliest tragedies.
—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grumpy
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The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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Neither team has pressed forward with much conviction in the first 15 minutes, and after some back-and-forth passing on the back line of the Netherlands' defense, boos could be heard from restless spectators in Monterrey.
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Within a few restless months, the group of strangers have become a fragile family.
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That Utah rideshare driver, however, was justifiable more grouchy.
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Flockhart is equally supportive of Ford, having expressed her joy at watching her husband’s performance as the grouchy, oft-deadpan therapist.
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The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half.
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Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, was still displeased with the larger spending plan, which is the largest in state history despite its minimal growth.
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The American right, too, is in a shifting, querulous state.
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In fact, the B-2 bombers were still in the air with hours to go before reaching home when Van Hollen issued his querulous statement.
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For the priests, this was a case of demonic possession due to witch-craft, and Mary’s crabby, aloof neighbor Elizabeth Jackson was the prime witch suspect.
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The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks.
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Oprah selected it for her book club; at her compound in Montecito, Whitehead was so nervous that her staff insisted on blow-drying the damp patches of his dress shirt before they were introduced.
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The low unemployment rate had made many economists nervous, including some on the Fed.
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But in the meantime, add this tech-device sticker shock to the pile of other inflationary drivers — the price at the pump, noticeably higher grocery bills, rising housing costs (especially in Chicago) — making people cranky.
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At 80, his cranky sense of mischief remains an inspiration.
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumpy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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