crankiness
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His approach was unique; he took the grandeur and majesty of the Duke Ellington Orchestra sax section, updated that sound, and infused it with bluesy grit and a gruff, avant-garde crankiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
There's that additional terror and crankiness that comes from being a parent.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2023
Many of the people telling those stories don’t realize, though, that much of Ove’s crankiness is actually a symptom of his private heartache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The crankiness on the Reddit discussion boards came as the Fed’s actions cost many investors money.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
But I gave him a piece of divinity, and the sweet candy melted his crankiness right away.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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