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Pronunciation:
[ ɡɹˈʌmp], [ ɡɹˈʌmp], [ ɡ_ɹ_ˈʌ_m_p]
When someone is being difficult and grouchy, we might call them a "grump." But there are plenty of other words you can use to describe someone with a sour attitude. You might call them a curmudgeon, a sourpuss, a grouch, or a crab. They could be described as surly, cantankerous, or cranky. Someone with a bad mood might be referred to as moody, testy, or irritable. No matter what word you choose, if someone is acting unpleasant, it's best to approach them with kindness and understanding rather than adding to their negative emotions.
Related words: grumpy cat, grumpy gif, grumpy face, grumpiness, grumpy cat meme, grumpy cat's meow
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Similar words for grump:
- bellyacher (noun)
- churl (noun)
- complainer (noun)
- crank (noun)
- cranky person (noun)
- grouch (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- sourpuss (noun)
- bitch (verb)
- mope (verb)
- pout (verb)
- sulk (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Grump:
n.
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- critic,
- purist,
- GRINCH,
- wet blanket,
- shrew,
- scourge,
- diva,
- perfectionist,
- hothead,
- happy,
- stickler.
v.
• bitch (verb)- pissed moan about,
- pissing moan about,
- piss moan about,
- pissed and moan about,
- pisses moan about,
- pissing and moan about,
- moaning groan,
- pisses and moan about,
- moaning and groan,
- moans groan,
- moans and groan,
- moaned groan,
- moan groan,
- moaned and groan.
- eats one's heart out,
- being down in mouth,
- eats one heart out,
- being down in the mouth,
- ate one heart out,
- wearing a long face,
- eating one's heart out,
- wearing long face,
- stews over,
- eat one heart out,
- losing heart,
- wert gloomy,
- eats heart out,
- are down in the mouth,
- were apathetic,
- pines away,
- wast down in the mouth,
- wast funk,
- were down in mouth,
- is down in the mouth,
- was down the mouth,
- are down mouth,
- are gloomy,
- is funk,
- am apathetic,
- be down the mouth,
- re pined,
- wears a long face,
- wast apathetic,
- wast down mouth,
- wast gloomy,
- be a funk,
- being funk,
- wert a funk,
- is a funk,
- is down mouth,
- sweating over,
- pining away,
- art in funk,
- am a funk,
- was down in the mouth,
- are in a funk,
- eating heart out,
- am in a funk,
- eating one heart out,
- stewing over,
- pined away,
- was in funk,
- eat ones heart out,
- being down mouth,
- are apathetic,
- was funk,
- art funk,
- were funk,
- eats ones heart out,
- re pines,
- wert down in mouth,
- being apathetic,
- re-pines,
- re-pining,
- be down mouth,
- is in a funk,
- wert down mouth,
- art apathetic,
- were down mouth,
- art in a funk,
- wert in funk,
- was a funk,
- being gloomy,
- art a funk,
- were a funk,
- is in funk,
- eating ones heart out,
- are down in mouth,
- sweats over,
- stewed over,
- is down the mouth,
- were down the mouth,
- wert down the mouth,
- wore long face,
- wast a funk,
- art gloomy,
- am down in mouth,
- is down in mouth,
- were gloomy,
- wert apathetic,
- were in a funk,
- being in a funk,
- wear long face,
- lost heart,
- am down mouth,
- being down the mouth,
- were in funk,
- be funk,
- wast down in mouth,
- wast in funk,
- loses heart,
- am gloomy,
- was apathetic,
- was gloomy,
- be in funk,
- sweated over,
- was down mouth,
- wert down in the mouth,
- are down the mouth,
- am down in the mouth,
- ate ones heart out,
- re-pine,
- was down in mouth,
- wore a long face,
- were down in the mouth,
- wast down the mouth,
- being in funk,
- being a funk,
- wast in a funk,
- are a funk,
- is gloomy,
- ate one's heart out,
- was in a funk,
- am down the mouth,
- ate heart out,
- re pine,
- is apathetic,
- wert funk,
- re-pined,
- wears long face,
- be down in mouth,
- wert in a funk,
- are in funk,
- are funk.
- being bad mood,
- am bad mood,
- are petulant,
- wast sullen,
- were in bad mood,
- were moody,
- is cross,
- art in bad mood,
- make moue,
- sticks lip out,
- stuck lip out,
- sticked one's lip out,
- stuck one's lip out,
- sticks one's lip out,
- art bad mood,
- being sullen,
- being cross,
- wert petulant,
- being moody,
- make long face,
- made a long face,
- was petulant,
- making long face,
- wert moody,
- wert sullen,
- sticking one's lip out,
- are sullen,
- art moody,
- sticking one lip out,
- sticks ones lip out,
- stuck ones lip out,
- is in bad mood,
- are cross,
- was in bad mood,
- stuck one lip out,
- wert cross,
- is bad mood,
- wast cross,
- am in bad mood,
- being petulant,
- was bad mood,
- is moody,
- sticks one lip out,
- are in bad mood,
- is sullen,
- makes a long face,
- am sullen,
- art cross,
- sticked one lip out,
- sticking ones lip out,
- wast petulant,
- was moody,
- sticked lip out,
- wast moody,
- makes long face,
- were petulant,
- wert bad mood,
- makes moue,
- were cross,
- art sullen,
- were sullen,
- making a moue,
- sticked ones lip out,
- art petulant,
- making moue,
- was cross,
- stick one lip out,
- was sullen,
- sticking lip out,
- stick lip out,
- is petulant,
- being in bad mood,
- wert in bad mood,
- am petulant,
- makes a moue,
- made moue,
- am cross,
- wast in bad mood,
- made long face,
- were bad mood,
- are bad mood,
- making a long face,
- made a moue,
- wast bad mood,
- stick ones lip out,
- be bad mood.
- art in a huff,
- be a huff,
- is silent,
- being morose,
- art morose,
- are in huff,
- looked sullen,
- wast silent,
- was huff,
- wert in a huff,
- was in a huff,
- am in a huff,
- was in huff,
- wert huff,
- was morose,
- are a huff,
- be huff,
- looks sullen,
- wert in huff,
- looking sullen,
- was out of sorts,
- art a huff,
- is out sorts,
- wast a huff,
- being in a huff,
- is huff,
- were huff,
- being in huff,
- being silent,
- being out sorts,
- wast huff,
- wert out sorts,
- are in a huff,
- wert morose,
- was silent,
- is a huff,
- wast morose,
- are huff,
- were silent,
- wast in a huff,
- wast in huff,
- am out of sorts,
- were morose,
- am out sorts,
- art out sorts,
- wast out of sorts,
- am silent,
- were in huff,
- be out sorts,
- being huff,
- be in huff,
- were out of sorts,
- art huff,
- are silent,
- is in a huff,
- being a huff,
- am a huff,
- wert silent,
- art out of sorts,
- were a huff,
- is morose,
- is out of sorts,
- are out sorts,
- wast out sorts,
- art silent,
- were in a huff,
- wert a huff,
- wert out of sorts,
- art in huff,
- being out of sorts,
- am huff,
- was out sorts,
- were out sorts,
- was a huff,
- is in huff,
- are out of sorts.
Other synonyms:
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- bellyacher,
- grouse,
- complain,
- complainer.
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- whine.
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- kick.
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- beef.
- Gloomed,
- be morose,
- make a long face,
- grumping,
- Fussing,
- mope,
- sulk,
- piss and moan about,
- stick one's lip out,
- bitch,
- grumped,
- repine,
- eat one's heart out,
- pine away,
- Regretted,
- be out of sorts,
- be in a funk,
- be petulant,
- be in bad mood,
- grousing,
- be cross,
- be apathetic,
- sweat over,
- be moody,
- be gloomy,
- pout,
- be down in the mouth,
- be sullen,
- be in a huff,
- lose heart,
- Idled,
- moan and groan,
- glooming,
- make a moue,
- wear a long face,
- eat heart out,
- look sullen,
- groused,
- stew over,
- be silent,
- Fussed.
- crabby person,
- opine,
- remonstrate,
- saunter,
- croaker,
- call,
- chalk,
- displeasure,
- tantrum,
- prophet of doom,
- glass,
- crackpot,
- methedrine,
- cynic,
- shout,
- misanthropist,
- screwball,
- fruitcake,
- pessimist,
- grunt,
- nut case,
- bemoan,
- yawp,
- skinflint,
- tike,
- fret,
- inveigh,
- misery,
- yokel,
- Crabber,
- child,
- scrooge,
- ice,
- farmer,
- cassandra,
- niggard,
- bad tempered person,
- countryman,
- bewail,
- dampener,
- nut,
- linger,
- shabu,
- bleed,
- dwell,
- accuse,
- grumble,
- nutcase,
- miser,
- damper,
- starter,
- Gloomy Gus,
- grunter,
- tyke,
- fumble,
- picklepuss,
- pet,
- mutter,
- job's comforter,
- mow,
- worry,
- peasant,
- spoilsport,
- barbarian,
- amble,
- cover,
- frump,
- growl,
- boor,
- killjoy,
- misanthrope,
- glower,
- clown.
How to use "Grump" in context?
The word "grump" is often used to describe someone who is difficult to be around because they are unpleasant or unpalatable. Grumps can be sullen or edgy, and often withdraw from social activities. They may also be grumbling about small things or complaining about the world in general. It is not uncommon for grumps to be sad or angry underneath the surface.
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