grump

Example Sentences

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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

“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

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