grump
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Mitts’ personality is reminiscent of Sam Sylvia, Maron’s lovable grump of a director on Netflix’s wrestling dramedy “GLOW.”
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
The sharpest movies about New York’s art scene — including 1996’s “Basquiat,” starring future “American Fiction” grump Jeffrey Wright — capture something relentless about the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
So have a good hard grump about it with a favored confidant who is not your sister.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2022
A bit of grump slides off of Yolanda’s face.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
The cabin creates a serious, smart and sophisticated space—perhaps too clever by half, for some grumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
I have grown into one of those grumps who is wary of how easily we throw around honorifics like “legendary” and “GOAT.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
The grumps and the agreeable dogs performed the same when they had to figure out the problem by themselves, or if their owners showed them the way to get the treat.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2021
Mrs. March was very busy trying to finish a letter, which must go at once, and Hannah had the grumps, for being up late didn’t suit her.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
