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Cranky in a sentence

Cranky meaning

  1. Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
  2. Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
  3. Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

Synonyms of Cranky

crank tetchy testy scratchy petulant pettish peckish peevish nettlesome irritable fractious unstable tippy tender techy

Related words

Other words often associated with Cranky or its synonyms:

sensitive churl refractory excitable abrasive protective wonky nut pesky disagreeable soft young

Using Cranky

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not in good working condition; defective, faulty. | Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset. | Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
  • Useful related words include: crank, tetchy, testy, scratchy.
  • In the example corpus, cranky often appears in combinations such as: cranky and, and cranky, the cranky.

Context around Cranky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

starving 1× blotchy 1× secrets 1× little 1× stressed 1× extra 1× increasingly 1× get 1×

Often after:

old 2× skin 1× mrs 1× redskins 1× history 1× professor 1× polygamist 1× prep 1×

Sentence patterns with Cranky

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a cranky history teacher 1× a little cranky when he 1× and extra cranky 1× around the cranky polygamist 1× article the cranky redskins fan 1× as a cranky prep school 1× bharat was cranky and irritated 1× character the cranky old lady 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a cranky history 1× esha in her 1× high gi foods 1× i didn t 1× i factored that 1× i m willing 1×

Common sentence endings:

a christmas break 1× a second shopper 1× and extra cranky 1× cranky old yacht 1× depiction of him 1× drama the holdovers 1×

Words around Cranky

Just before it in the word index:

crankshaw 10 crankshafts 36 crankshaft 91 cranks 36 crankpins 9 crankpin 4

Just after it in the word index:

cranleigh 6 cranley 8 cranmer 123 cranmere 2 cranmore 5 crann 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulrazaq 54 adan 54 adolphus 54 afridi 54 aghast 54 agitate 54

Corpus analysis for Cranky

  • In this selection, "cranky" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, starving, blotchy, secrets, old, skin and mrs stand out and add context to how "cranky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cranky history teacher and a little cranky when he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cranky" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cranky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She might be cranky. (4 words)

And it makes you cranky. (5 words)

I didn’t start out cranky. (6 words)

Longer example sentences

In this 70s-set character-driven drama, a cranky professor (Paul Giamatti) bonds with a grieving campus cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) and a smart but defiant student (Dominic Sessa) at an elite New England prep school over the course of a Christmas break. (44 words)

But I’m also enough of an extrovert — whenever I’ve been tested for such things, I’m always literally on the line between intro and extrovert — that I want to be around people and if I’m alone too long I get cranky. (44 words)

She's surly and cranky, as most of her thoughts are consumed with anger and worry for her son, who has become besotted with Quiteria and spends most of his time with the playwright instead of at home helping out the family. (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

High GI foods leave you starving, cranky, and much more prone to a cheat meal to make up for the feeling.

I didn’t start out cranky.

My blotchy, cranky skin loves it,” wrote a second shopper.

She also crosses paths with other inhabitants of the Greybourne as she learns disturbing secrets: cranky Mrs. Ivy (Kelly Bishop, “Gilmore Girls”); teenager Elliott (Lex Lumpkin); and fellow nanny Ginny (Aliyah Royale).

Snyder sued The Washington City Paper for $1 million alleging that the 2010 article, “The Cranky Redskins Fan’s Guide to Dan Snyder,” defamed him and included an antisemitic depiction of him.

The 76-year-old “Wheel of Fortune” host got a little cranky when he urged a player named Nicole to just “solve the darn puzzle” on Wednesday evening’s show.

The idea of powering ships with rigid wings dates back at least to the nineteen-sixties, when an English aeronautics engineer named John Walker spent his weekends in a cranky, old yacht.

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go.

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Esha, in her book Amma Mia, shared, “After my second baby, for a short while, I noticed that Bharat was cranky and irritated with me.

If 2023 left you feeling stressed, cranky and in need of a peaceful getaway, you’re not alone.

I factored that in at the time and also, he was sick and extra cranky.

I’m willing to bet it’s Jackie Hoffman’s character, the cranky old lady who was friends with Bunny whose name I forgot.

In this 70s-set character-driven drama, a cranky professor (Paul Giamatti) bonds with a grieving campus cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) and a smart but defiant student (Dominic Sessa) at an elite New England prep school over the course of a Christmas break.

Janelle unloaded on him while the cameras rolled, and Meri seemed exhausted whenever she was around the cranky polygamist.

Murphy is likely to face competition from Paul Giamatti, who has also won plaudits for his performance as a cranky prep school teacher forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student in drama The Holdovers.

She might be cranky.

She's surly and cranky, as most of her thoughts are consumed with anger and worry for her son, who has become besotted with Quiteria and spends most of his time with the playwright instead of at home helping out the family.

And it makes you cranky.

As I have frequently bragged, my husband, Peter, cuts my hair and this has continued while the beauty parlors are closed and everyone is growing increasingly cranky.

But I’m also enough of an extrovert — whenever I’ve been tested for such things, I’m always literally on the line between intro and extrovert — that I want to be around people and if I’m alone too long I get cranky.

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Common combinations with cranky

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cranky" in a sentence?
An example: "High GI foods leave you starving, cranky, and much more prone to a cheat meal to make up for the feeling." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cranky" from authentic English texts.
What does "cranky" mean?
Cranky means: Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
What are synonyms of "cranky"?
Common synonyms of "cranky" include: crank, tetchy, testy, scratchy, petulant, pettish, peckish, peevish. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "cranky" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "cranky", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.