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grumpy

[gruhm-pee] / ˈgrʌm pi /


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“Trips to China have made me grumpy and given me a bad attitude toward American-market EVs,” wrote Kevin Williams at InsideEVs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

He said it was only after "a lot of shouting and a lot of being very grumpy" that the Christmas dinner went ahead on Wednesday with additional agency staff and an external chef.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Instead, grumpy naysayers say our brains conduct “cognitive offload.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Romano shared that Boyle was nothing like his grumpy character Frank.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Anything less than that and she becomes grumpy.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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