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How do you use Grumpiness in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like crankiness, plus the exact meaning.

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Grumpiness in a sentence

Grumpiness meaning

The state, or act, of being grumpy.

Synonyms of Grumpiness

crankiness crotchetiness contrariness ill nature

Related words

Other words often associated with Grumpiness or its synonyms:

perversity unruliness temperament fractiousness disposition

Using Grumpiness

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state, or act, of being grumpy.
  • Useful related words include: crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, ill nature.
  • In the example corpus, grumpiness often appears in combinations such as: grumpiness that.

Context around Grumpiness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

relentless 1× man 1× humility 1×

Often after:

quickly 1×

Sentence patterns with Grumpiness

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

a relentless grumpiness that defines 1× descent into grumpiness 1× his grumpiness quickly thaws 1× humility grumpiness some tender 1× intransigence and grumpiness that was 1× old man grumpiness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at one stage 1× his grumpiness quickly 1× humility grumpiness some 1× in this mystery 1×

Common sentence endings:

and brutal violence 1× defines his character 1× descent into grumpiness 1× miserable home situation 1× old man grumpiness 1× s youthful immaturity 1×

Words around Grumpiness

Just before it in the word index:

grumpier 4 grump 9 grummett 2 grumman 174 grumley 2 grumbly 4

Just after it in the word index:

grumps 5 grumpy 113 grunberg 4 grunch 2 grund 4 grundberg 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Grumpiness

  • In this selection, "grumpiness" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, relentless, man, humility and quickly stand out and add context to how "grumpiness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a relentless grumpiness that defines and descent into grumpiness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grumpiness" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grumpiness

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

Humility, grumpiness, some tender love, and brutal violence. (8 words)

And that was way before his later descent into grumpiness. (10 words)

In this mystery thriller, Vijayaraghavan portrays a retired military officer in his seventies, embodying a relentless grumpiness that defines his character. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

His grumpiness quickly thaws under the influence of his trusting young protegee, and it’s sweetly touching when he’s called on to save the boy from a miserable home situation. (31 words)

At one stage, let's not forget, it was William's intransigence and grumpiness that was more of a worry in the family than Harry's youthful immaturity. (28 words)

But I did learn to be more careful about who I smile at, which, of course, is the first step at full-blown old man grumpiness. (26 words)

Example sentences (6)

And that was way before his later descent into grumpiness.

In this mystery thriller, Vijayaraghavan portrays a retired military officer in his seventies, embodying a relentless grumpiness that defines his character.

At one stage, let's not forget, it was William's intransigence and grumpiness that was more of a worry in the family than Harry's youthful immaturity.

But I did learn to be more careful about who I smile at, which, of course, is the first step at full-blown old man grumpiness.

Humility, grumpiness, some tender love, and brutal violence.

His grumpiness quickly thaws under the influence of his trusting young protegee, and it’s sweetly touching when he’s called on to save the boy from a miserable home situation.

Common combinations with grumpiness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grumpiness" in a sentence?
An example: "And that was way before his later descent into grumpiness." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "grumpiness" from authentic English texts.
What does "grumpiness" mean?
Grumpiness means: The state, or act, of being grumpy.
What are synonyms of "grumpiness"?
Common synonyms of "grumpiness" include: crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, ill nature.
How many example sentences with "grumpiness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "grumpiness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.