as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations
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Recent Examples of curmudgeon
Joy will play Henry, a curmudgeon to whom the years have not been kind, while Brown will play Acosta, a new-to-the-force police officer who is in over her head.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 July 2024
This is a story about a curmudgeon who is so disgruntled with life but starts to make connections with his new neighbours.
—Abby Corson, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2024
That’s long been the energy these curmudgeons put out into the universe, but hearing themselves invite negativity into their souls with such plain language drives them both bananas.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
But there’s one Kansas City salad that even a greens curmudgeon like me will eat: the spinach and goat cheese salad at Spin!
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 July 2024
This is a story about a curmudgeon who is so disgruntled with life but starts to make connections with his new neighbours.
—Abby Corson, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2024
That’s long been the energy these curmudgeons put out into the universe, but hearing themselves invite negativity into their souls with such plain language drives them both bananas.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
But there’s one Kansas City salad that even a greens curmudgeon like me will eat: the spinach and goat cheese salad at Spin!
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curmudgeon
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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That plan aged like Maryland crab left out in the sun.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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In this case, however, the bear found a natural food source — a dead critter in the woods — and made the most of it.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Zoom in: Fear is an adaptive mechanism that humans developed to help us, long ago, avoid things like being eaten by a bear, Bradford told Axios.Kale Williams, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Robert Whittaker via submission in the first round (face crank) Magomed Ankalaev def.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Timothée Chalamet sings Dylan, and grumps just like him too in the new official trailer for James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown.Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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As a fiery academic dealing with unsuspecting success, Wright out-curmudgeons the mighty Giamatti, gives an irascible grump a big heart, and, as one of our great character actors, makes the most of his spotlight.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Curmudgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curmudgeon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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