Cranky
adjective
Grumpy, easily annoyed or bothered.
He wakes up cranky if he does not get enough sleep.
adjective
Full of bends and turns.
The cranky road made us feel dizzy.
adjective
Weird or strange.
His cranky ideas always surprise us.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Not working well or reliably.
The cranky old car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
adjective
Difficult to deal with.
Her cranky boss is never satisfied with her work.
adjective
Grumpy, easily annoyed or bothered.
He wakes up cranky if he does not get enough sleep.
adjective
Full of bends and turns.
The cranky road made us feel dizzy.
adjective
Weird or strange.
His cranky ideas always surprise us.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Not working well or reliably.
The cranky old car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
adjective
Difficult to deal with.
Her cranky boss is never satisfied with her work.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Often used when someone's bad mood comes from a specific cause, like lack of sleep.
Sorry for being cranky earlier; I missed my coffee today.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporary Mood
Suggests a temporary mood, not a personality trait.
She's not always so cranky, just had a rough day.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Often used when someone's bad mood comes from a specific cause, like lack of sleep.
Sorry for being cranky earlier; I missed my coffee today.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporary Mood
Suggests a temporary mood, not a personality trait.
She's not always so cranky, just had a rough day.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional State
Often used when someone's bad mood comes from a specific cause, like lack of sleep.
Sorry for being cranky earlier; I missed my coffee today.
Pro Tip 2/2Temporary Mood
Suggests a temporary mood, not a personality trait.
She's not always so cranky, just had a rough day.
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On tennis, love and...
But then you always have these cranky Yankees. On the way over here, somebody was telling me about Ilie Nastase, who said some very unkind, inappropriate, dare I say racial things. You have responded to him. I'm not even going to dignify what he said, but you responded. Why did you respond? Well, I think there are very inappropriate comments,
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If I controlled the...
Hang left at cranky, right at preoccupied, U-turn on silent treatment, all the way back to tongue kissing and good lovin'. You could navigate and understand every emotional intersection. Some days, I'm as shallow as a baking pan, but I still stretch miles in all directions.
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Yuval Noah Harari...
and by the way that's not all bad right for technology to know that i mean let's say i'm feeling cranky and suddenly up on my screen it pops up a note saying hey go to the fridge and drink product x you know and you drink it and oh i feel better that's that's
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Mark Roth: Suspended...
that was found frozen and without a pulse in her front yard one morning in the winter, and they brought her back to life. The next day, she was doing so well, they wanted to run tests on her. She got cranky and just went home. So, these are miracles, right?
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Emily Nagoski and Amelia...
to help people deal with the stress response cycle. But just taking the example of a you get out of your car or you get off the bus, and your shoulders are trying to be your earrings, and you're grumpy and cranky
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Mongooses vs. Giant...
then he does his best to distract the big birds but the storks seem to be getting cranky came for a pop and they won't be denied the mongooses abandon ship and look for more secure turf
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
heard he gonna get a car we know what a car would with later back we know what's come to town much my first car was a little boy t-ball forward that didn't front cranky
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12 truths I learned from...
and make both of you a nice cup of tea. Being full of affection for one's goofy, self-centered, cranky, annoying self is home. It's where world peace begins. Number
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Bite of the Tasmanian...
ground Tasmanian Devils are the Kangaroos crankiest cousin like most marsupials they start as tiny specks in their mother's pouch they don't get as
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
was a cranky while we're in count that one 42
Video examples
On tennis, love and...
But then you always have these cranky Yankees. On the way over here, somebody was telling me about Ilie Nastase, who said some very unkind, inappropriate, dare I say racial things. You have responded to him. I'm not even going to dignify what he said, but you responded. Why did you respond? Well, I think there are very inappropriate comments,
Video examples
If I controlled the...
Hang left at cranky, right at preoccupied, U-turn on silent treatment, all the way back to tongue kissing and good lovin'. You could navigate and understand every emotional intersection. Some days, I'm as shallow as a baking pan, but I still stretch miles in all directions.
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
and by the way that's not all bad right for technology to know that i mean let's say i'm feeling cranky and suddenly up on my screen it pops up a note saying hey go to the fridge and drink product x you know and you drink it and oh i feel better that's that's
Video examples
Mark Roth: Suspended...
that was found frozen and without a pulse in her front yard one morning in the winter, and they brought her back to life. The next day, she was doing so well, they wanted to run tests on her. She got cranky and just went home. So, these are miracles, right?
Video examples
Emily Nagoski and Amelia...
to help people deal with the stress response cycle. But just taking the example of a you get out of your car or you get off the bus, and your shoulders are trying to be your earrings, and you're grumpy and cranky
Video examples
Mongooses vs. Giant...
then he does his best to distract the big birds but the storks seem to be getting cranky came for a pop and they won't be denied the mongooses abandon ship and look for more secure turf
Video examples
109-Year-Old Veteran and...
heard he gonna get a car we know what a car would with later back we know what's come to town much my first car was a little boy t-ball forward that didn't front cranky
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
and make both of you a nice cup of tea. Being full of affection for one's goofy, self-centered, cranky, annoying self is home. It's where world peace begins. Number
Video examples
Bite of the Tasmanian...
ground Tasmanian Devils are the Kangaroos crankiest cousin like most marsupials they start as tiny specks in their mother's pouch they don't get as
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
was a cranky while we're in count that one 42
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Nathan Myhrvold
American Businessman
People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
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Robin McKinley
American Author
I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that the next generation is hopeless. Every generation has said that about every younger generation.
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Frederica Mathewes-Green
Author
Women don't need to have our own little corner of the church where we can feel precious or, alternatively, cranky. In every essential thing, as far as life in Christ is concerned, the differences between men and women are irrelevant.
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Camille Perri
American Author
I've trained myself to write the first two or three hours I'm awake simply by doing it every day. If life stuff interferes with this sacred time, I get very cranky.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
I like writing. I get cranky when I can't. Yes, I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.
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Mukul Dev
Indian Actor
I have to get my eight hours of sleep. Otherwise I'd be cranky all day.
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Jenna Blum
American Writer
I have to read once a day, or I become cranky.
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Andy Griffith
American Actor
I'm not really wise. But I can be cranky.
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Shirley MacLaine
American Actress
I've gotten crankier in my old age.
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Nathan Myhrvold
American Businessman
People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
Quote examples
Robin McKinley
American Author
I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that the next generation is hopeless. Every generation has said that about every younger generation.
Quote examples
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Author
Women don't need to have our own little corner of the church where we can feel precious or, alternatively, cranky. In every essential thing, as far as life in Christ is concerned, the differences between men and women are irrelevant.
Quote examples
Camille Perri
American Author
I've trained myself to write the first two or three hours I'm awake simply by doing it every day. If life stuff interferes with this sacred time, I get very cranky.
Quote examples
Dolly Parton
American Singer
I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
I like writing. I get cranky when I can't. Yes, I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.
Quote examples
Mukul Dev
Indian Actor
I have to get my eight hours of sleep. Otherwise I'd be cranky all day.
Quote examples
Jenna Blum
American Writer
I have to read once a day, or I become cranky.
Quote examples
Andy Griffith
American Actor
I'm not really wise. But I can be cranky.
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Shirley MacLaine
American Actress
I've gotten crankier in my old age.
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