as in complainers
an irritable and complaining person
a real grump in the morning
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
those incessantly grumping patients were generally ignored by the nursing home staff
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as in scowls
to silently go about in a bad mood
he's been grumping about the house all morning because the golf tournament got rained out
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However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
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The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.
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If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.
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The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.
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However, there has been a growing edge to Denver’s current group, personified on the field in the way safety Talanoa Hufanga flies to the ball and in the way Cooper scowls under his eye black.
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How often do smiles express happiness and scowls express anger?
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The sculpture—which is home to live fish and crabs—takes inspiration from Newtown Creek, the toxic waterway between Brooklyn and Queens.
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At low tide, the pools on Olympic beaches are rife with starfish and crabs.
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Pig screams were no different from our screams.
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Don’t Kill Reach with External Links Like any business that makes money from advertising, LinkedIn frowns upon directing people away from LinkedIn to another site.
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Here is our review of a 2025-26 campaign that’s ended with more smiles than frowns.
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Ron Magill, a conservation liaison with Zoo Miami Foundation, told ABC News that bears can feel threatened or competitive with other animals like dogs.
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The brand includes more than 100 bears, each representing a distinct emotion or expression which are illustrated by their belly badges, including Cheer Bear, Bedtime Bear, Tenderheart Bear, Birthday Bear, Funshine Bear and Grumpy Bear.
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
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“Grumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumps. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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