1
as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
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2
as in restless
given to complaining a lot
a grouchy kid who refuses to eat his vegetables
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Recent Examples of grouchy
Why was everyone grouchy after drinking the apple cider?
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
The movie follows a kid and his friend who dig into the mysteries of a haunted house across the street after the grouchy old man who lived there dies in his yard.
—Dustin Nelson, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Grier expertly blends grouchy and avuncular, skeptical and devoted, without making either extreme feel like a cliché.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Europeans feel decidedly grouchy about the region’s economic prospects.
—Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
The movie follows a kid and his friend who dig into the mysteries of a haunted house across the street after the grouchy old man who lived there dies in his yard.
—Dustin Nelson, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Grier expertly blends grouchy and avuncular, skeptical and devoted, without making either extreme feel like a cliché.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Europeans feel decidedly grouchy about the region’s economic prospects.
—Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for grouchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouchy
Adjective
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By the end, Liverpool’s players seemed tired and Klopp was irritable, clearly in need of a rest.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The trio’s sixth record is charmingly irritable in both of its moods: hopped up on fluffy coffee while cracking baseball jokes, or dragging out downbeats and lamenting power structures to goad listeners with mounting anticipation.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
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His output is alluded to in the film’s atmospheric credit sequence, in which a restless, scratchy charcoal pencil attacks white paper, the claustrophobia of which is intensified by the director’s intimate use of Academy ratio.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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That iconic scene—which took place on the corner of 52nd and Lex—is from Billy Wilder’s 1955 comedy The Seven Year Itch, about a restless husband (Tom Ewell) ensorcelled by a neighboring blond (Monroe, of course).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Share [Findings] Marine biologists described the Red Sea’s grumpy dwarfgoby.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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These residents are forever loyal, even when grumpy, about their teams.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2025
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This time, however, she is joined by a crew consisting of an enthusiastic young engineer, a crabby senior farmer and a history-preserving storyteller.—
Julie Hinds,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Nov. 2024
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What Kate will not thank him for is being a big crabby baby about her relationship with Dennison.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2024
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Trying to Kill Each Other' And Walken is marvelous — querulous, petty, cruel — as the Emperor.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
29 Feb. 2024
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Instead, Gerwig and Baumbach promote querulous sloganeering.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 July 2023
Adjective
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Some parents are nervous to send their kids back to the center, given the air quality concerns and its proximity to the burn area.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ellie is nervous, and so naturally, her dead lesbian aunt manifests as an unwanted spiritual gay guide.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Michael Ritchie’s hilarious classic features a cranky boozer (Walter Matthau at his best) coaching a batch of bad-news Little Leaguers, one played by Tatum O’Neal.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Dec. 2024
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Since Musk acquired Twitter—and renamed it X—in 2022, users dissatisfied with his platform changes have explored alternatives, and his involvement in the 2024 presidential campaign has encouraged some to leave X altogether.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Over the past several decades, various forces have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many dissatisfied and burned out.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouchy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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