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
At first, the grump does his best to scare off the invader.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
“I didn’t want her to look like a grump schoolmistress,” Atwood said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
One is a cynical grump whose cold-hearted plot to steal Christmas dampens the festive mood.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
“You’re such a grump in the morning,” she said, shaking her head.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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
But now they are also philosophers, political sages, conspiracy-mongers, grumps, rebels and outcasts.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
Daily, all day, from inside the wagon, Caesar grumps.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
