grouch
Example Sentences
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In Giamatti’s hands, the dialogue of an erudite grouch sings.
From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023
Discovery, is run by numbers grouch David Zaslav, whose primary interest in journalism seems to be his desire to stop its practitioners from saying mean things about him.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023
Certainly, an uncharismatic grouch who pronounces his own name differently every other day is highly unlikely to do it.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2023
The good-natured grouch loved to answer his phone calls from the media with: “Why are bothering me?”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2021
“But one thing I’ve learned in my twenty-eight years of living, Bobby, is that if somebody’s a grouch, it's usually because they’re not happy. And if they’re not happy, there’s a reason for it.”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
Vocabulary lists containing grouch
Scrooge, Grinch, and Churl: Wonderful Words for Unpleasant People
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Curmudgeon, Cantankerous and Churlish: Grouchy Words
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