grump

“I didn’t want her to look like a grump schoolmistress,” Atwood said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

It's the kind of Charles we've seen before, the inflexible grump of Prince Harry's "Spare," the icy antagonist of the Diana arc of "The Crown."

From Salon ● May 5, 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

“I can assure you that being a grump about it is only going to make things harder” she said.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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

But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

Both feature expert, vanity-free performances — from Michelle Williams and Thomas Schubert, respectively — playing such memorably self-serious grumps that you almost want to see them co-star in a crossover rom-com sequel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

But now they are also philosophers, political sages, conspiracy-mongers, grumps, rebels and outcasts.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 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