Meaning

1 senses
  1. Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.

    His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.

    genervt

    ворчливыйvorčlivyj

More definitions
  • annoyed and irritable

Examples

81 sentences
  1. Tom is kind of grouchy today.

    Том сьогодні якийсь буркотун.

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  2. Why are you always so grouchy?

    Чому ти завжди такий буркотливий?

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  3. Why is Tom always so grouchy?

    Чому Том завжди такий буркотун?

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  4. Tom is very grouchy today.

    Том сьогодні дуже буркотливий.

    ruТом сегодня очень ворчливый.

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  5. Why is Tom so grouchy today?

    ruПочему Том сегодня такой ворчливый?

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain:

Origin

US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.

US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.

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Forms

grouchier, grouchiest
Comparativegrouchier Lesson
Superlativegrouchiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • would be grouchy
  • grouchy all day
  • be grouchy all
  • grouchy today
  • grouchy all
  • is very grouchy
  • to be grouchy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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