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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
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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
Europeans feel decidedly grouchy about the region’s economic prospects.
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Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
On the way back up to safety, another neighbor, a grouchy one, popped her head into the hall.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Muffin goes toe to toe with a real grouchy granny and comes out on top.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
While YouTube had pranksters and beauty gurus, and Instagram had fashionistas and travel bloggers, Twitter had grouchy journalists, political flame wars, and niche humor.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
On the way back up to safety, another neighbor, a grouchy one, popped her head into the hall.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Muffin goes toe to toe with a real grouchy granny and comes out on top.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
While YouTube had pranksters and beauty gurus, and Instagram had fashionistas and travel bloggers, Twitter had grouchy journalists, political flame wars, and niche humor.
—Kate Conger, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grouchy
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Even if a more irritable side of her personality has emerged, there’s no excuse for cruelty.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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In worst-case scenarios, pain can cause a dog to be more irritable and aggressive, like if a human had a severe headache and couldn't tolerate social interaction, Enomoto said.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recalling Lyme disease and other issues In July of 2018, Mangione posted online about health issues, including having restless sleep.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Related Video Jennie Reveals How Cold-Plunging Loosens Up Her Muscles and Opens Up Her Mind By 2020, Waight Keller had begun to grow restless at Givenchy.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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The show has a cast of six, only one of whom (Jef Canter as the grumpy co-worker Charlie) has raced the stage of Playhouse on Park before.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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His delightful memoir about island living, the joys of collecting, and the relentless passage of time delivers effortless humor and grumpy wisdom.The Week US, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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Tyler Hines did such an amazing job of being a mentor this season, and a supporter for all of us nervous guys in the middle of a competition.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Read more Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of mega fines as EV demand falters ‘Europe’s Detroit’ built a thriving car industry.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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There's nothing worse than spending hours walking with no clear destination or waiting in a long line with cranky kids.Mary Helen Law, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Exhausted kids are more likely to be cranky, impatient, and do poorly in school.Lori Miller Kase, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
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This view was famously articulated by Alfred Adler, who saw ambition as the inability to be satisfied with one’s achievements, or the ability to remain always dissatisfied with them.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, its parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG), has faced criticism from dissatisfied patients who claim that the insurer denied essential care coverage.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grouchy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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