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Recent Examples of grouchy The Grinch will also host an ugly sweater party with green pancakes, green hot chocolate, and grouchy crafts. Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 There’s Loto, who designed and maintains the canoe; Kele, the grouchy elder chef who prepares vegetables; and Moni, a young storyteller and Maui fanboy. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024 Why was everyone grouchy after drinking the apple cider? 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 See All Example Sentences for grouchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouchy
Adjective
  • Strong winds also may have North Texans feeling more irritable, which scientists blame on there being too many positive ions in the air.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Signs of overextension burnout include feeling emotionally drained, becoming irritable and struggling to focus—all of which can affect both your work and personal life.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Her absence has left USC fans stunned and the women’s college basketball world restless.
    Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Additionally, estrogen fluctuations can affect the part of the brain that regulates temperature, triggering hot flashes and night sweats, which lead to restless sleep and frequent wakings throughout the night.
    Erica Sweeney, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Many praised him for protecting his personal space, and other owners highlighted just how grumpy their own dogs can be too.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Swells surge then abate, storms get grumpy but never plausibly murderous.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Her dissatisfaction with her crabby old husband drives her into the same state of amorous turmoil that Vanya and Sonya find themselves in.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20) In a crabby mood?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trying to Kill Each Other' And Walken is marvelous — querulous, petty, cruel — as the Emperor.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, Gerwig and Baumbach promote querulous sloganeering.
    Armond White, National Review, 19 July 2023
Adjective
  • If people are scared and nervous, that in and of itself is harm.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Dogs might feel scared and nervous or have separation anxiety while home alone.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, a cranky back and shoulder fatigue delayed Clarke Schmidt and forced him to start the year on the injured list.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Rangers appreciate the annual cleanups led by climbers, and although some older climbers prefer their status as outlaws, even the cranky big-wall pirates muster for mountain rescues.
    Brad Wieners, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Every hour those beaches stay closed means less business for beachside restaurants, fewer paddleboard and Jet-Ski rentals, and more dissatisfied visitors.
    Edward Woodson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • One of these consequences is how dissatisfied Americans are today with public education.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouchy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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