| 单词 | grouchy |
| 例句 | “I’m not grouchy. I’m just tired. Go to sleep.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Mother offered one piece to the grouchy woman in exchange for mailing letters and picking up sundries and news when she went to the village. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was gonna take more than a grouchy old bald-headed guy with a tremendous belly to run me out of here. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She looked to the grouchy woman pounding the dirt and leaned toward Mrs. Rimas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She looked so perfectly like her grouchy old self that Sefia smiled again and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was grouchy after so many hours indoors with nothing but coins and cards to keep him company. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mark followed them inside and said in a loud, grouchy voice, “Kids these days got no manners. Showing up wet, with no clothes, expecting a meal.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Quit your gossiping and get to work,” barked the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He sounded so grouchy Fred had to wonder if the headband on his boxy hat was a little too snug. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Even the two daughters left their grouchy mother and sat mesmerized by the fantastic tales. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We were in the first group, along with Mrs. Arvydas, the grouchy woman, and her daughters. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I can tell he’s tired, and he’s wearing his grouchy work face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You are a terrible, grouchy, horrible person. You are mean to Miss Josie and Mr. Jeet. You are making us move for no reason. And now you are ruining our last Christmas here.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z To Ess she added, “Don’t mind her. She’s always a little grouchy. I don’t know why. She just came that way.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “That guy gives me the willies,” he confessed in a grouchy whisper. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Two nights later, the grouchy woman signed the papers. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Sykes was a small, thin, grouchy man, had the reputation of a gentleman, though somewhat bad- tempered. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixty million of them would have been more than sixty billion pounds of grouchy, fast- moving mammal pounding the plains. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He lit up a family of raccoons and a grouchy blue heron, but there was no sign of my sister. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “What am I supposed to do with it?” asked the grouchy woman when I approached her. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "What?" he said in his usual grouchy tone. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z As the bald man predicted, we were able to continually bribe the grouchy woman into visiting the post office for us when she went to the village. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I had given the grouchy woman a wood carving to pass along for Papa. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Get out of my way,” said the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Get me out of here!” yelled the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It’s a good thing I’m not the grouchy type, because then I might become sour and bad-tempered. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z So now I’m here against my will, and I’m already grouchy because I had the nightmare again last night. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Mother insisted that we invite the grouchy woman to our meetings. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He pulled Mother, Mrs. Rimas, and the grouchy woman out of the line. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Stupid girl. They’ll never give us time to build something of our own, and if we did build something, they’d take it for themselves,” said the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A grouchy badger was something to be avoided. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The grouchy woman displayed some biscuits she must have bought in the village. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “They’ll kill us if we don’t sign,” said the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to get so grouchy,” Florida said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z But I tried not to look grouchy in front of Grandpa Park. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The grouchy woman began screaming, telling us we were imbeciles, that we were all going to die, so why didn’t we eat well until then? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The grouchy woman stomped around and yelled at us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When I told Dad that, he said I could be in charge of loading the dishwasher instead, and that made me grouchy, because I hate loading the dishwasher. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “A little work wouldn’t kill you,” said the grouchy woman to Mrs. Arvydas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The holders of the grouch bags become grouchy indeed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Miss K’s class arrived in a grouchy mood. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “How can we go anywhere, when all we do is work?” said the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Lizza said, “I’m glad I’m not going. They say Master Watson is grouchy. Are you scared about going to school, Nat?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “And, anyway,” Nancy continued now, “I’m not sure it’s me. That’s making him grouchy. Something else—he’s really worried about something.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you so grouchy about this morning?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The Tiber didn’t look much cleaner than the East River back home, where he’d had too many encounters with grouchy river spirits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The grouchy woman looked at my drawings of the Lithuanian coat of arms, Trakai Castle, our patron saint, Casimir, and the stork, the national bird of Lithuania. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Mabinty Suma pinched my arm and said, “If you wear such a grouchy face, the American families will not like you.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A stout, grouchy Clock Watcher in a hardhat and a sleeveless flannel shirt, who carried an aluminum lunch pail, said, “I’m knocking off for the day!” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The grouchy woman walked out of her shack. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “They shot the girl who had the baby,” huffed the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Watching the news can feel like watching quarrels between grouchy neighbors. How Does a New Yawker Tawk? 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Mr. O’Rourke spent many years as a dilettantish war correspondent, filing grouchy dispatches from places like South Korea, Nicaragua and the Gaza Strip for magazines that included Rolling Stone and The Atlantic. Books of The Times: ?Holidays in Heck,? by P. J. O?Rourke - Review 2011-11-29T23:13:18Z Shatner, who was last seen playing a grouchy dad in the U.S. William Shatner brings his 'World' to Broadway stage 2012-01-11T19:03:44Z Luckily judge Len brought them back down to earth with a blistering critique and a lowly eight from the grouchy judge who apparently doesn’t care if the entire audience hates him. Dancing with the Stars Watch: Threesomes and Then Some 2012-05-08T12:30:09Z Beneath his thin veneer of charm, the locksmith is grouchy and curdled, a man who lies to himself as much as to those around him. Manglehorn review – Renaissance man Al Pacino delivers a masterclass as a lion in winter 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z When he met Ms. McEnerney, he said, “my goose was cooked. I kept waiting for you to find somebody hipper or less grouchy.” She Sang. So Did His Heart. 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Could anyone else handle grouchy, socially hopeless House as well as Wilson? Six to Watch: True bromances 2010-08-06T11:49:00Z The play, you see, memorably includes several gut-wrenching occasions when Barford’s Wheeler flips his appealingly grouchy persona to reveal a black hole of ugly, flailing, desperate narcissism. ‘Linda Vista’ Review: A Womanizer Who Devastates as He Charms 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Vigorously played by Robert Wieckiewicz, he's an anti-Semite and a walking contradiction: a grouchy small-time thief who finds himself absurdly and almost accidentally playing the role of a lifesaver. Holocaust drama 'In Darkness': An unlikely hero rises from sewers 2012-03-08T21:59:06Z Mrs. Travers, as she insists on being called, is a starchy, grouchy Londoner whose books have stopped selling. Movie Review: ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ With Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson 2013-12-12T15:00:18Z Jones, however, is as good as ever as grouchy, uncompromising crusader Stevens. AP writers pick `Argo' for Oscar best picture 2013-02-21T17:46:04Z I am a grouchy old lady of 67. Social Q?s: Plenty of Seats, but Only One Behind the Wheel 2011-06-16T23:59:30Z During filming, she wrote, Humphrey Bogart was grouchy and distant, and the production was chaotic. Ingrid Bergman, As Time Goes By 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z A congenitally restless guy, he finds himself “disgusted, vaguely grouchy, irrationally sore at the farmers who sat around Anderson’s all day and couldn’t think of anything to do but tell bear stories about the flu.” Wallace Stegner and the Conflicted Soul of the West 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z But with sums as huge as these, it does help explain why Seinfeld is always smiling – and make you wonder, in reverse, why David is so grouchy in his current persona on Curb Your Enthusiasm. TV show Seinfeld earns $2.7bn from reruns 2010-06-07T16:04:00Z By the end of the series she has changed, but remains still just as knotted and grouchy as before. From Bran Stark to Boris Johnson: TV heroes and villains of 2019 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Lawrence names the stray Thunder and immediately adopts him — to the chagrin of his grouchy rabbit, Jack, and scheming white mouse Maggie. 'Thunder and the House of Magic' full of worn-out tricks 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Ford has always been a little like that, anyway: It's simply that he scales new heights of grouchy minimalism in "Extraordinary Measures." 2010-01-22T21:22:00Z Because – waddya know – behind that grouchy exterior lies a man of unimpeachable self-denial and heart, brave and true, moral compass straighter than a flagpole. St. Vincent: I can't get no beatification – Toronto film festival review 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z This bird wakes up grouchy, that one sassy. Day 23: On Christmas Day, No Rest for the Weary. (Or the Guy Who Feeds the Penguins.) 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The grouchy response: “I didn’t ask to play his mother.” | 'Passion Play': Sarah Ruhl?s Play Within a Play at Irondale Center 2010-05-13T03:53:00Z Their 20th anniversary album, the joyous, grouchy, scattered “A Better Tomorrow,” arrives a year after their 20th anniversary. AC/DC and Wu-Tang Clan: These bands are brands — and can they sell in this era? A high trumpet, singing very sweet, played by a funny, shrewd, grouchy, fatherly, fragile man, who has to keep playing. Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-06T13:26:00Z If Mrs. Clackett seems like a stock character in a British comedy—the grouchy, bumbling maid—that’s because she is one. The Sublime Chaos of “Noises Off” 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z While Red is as grouchy and forbidding as ever, Kitty is the warm presence that makes the Forman home so inviting. Here’s why “That ‘90s Show” is missing these “That ‘70s Show” cast members 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Harrison Ford plays a grouchy news anchorman in his latest movie about an American breakfast television programme. Harrison Ford tackles breakfast TV 2011-01-11T12:14:01Z Still, it’s hard to get too grouchy about a musical comedy that includes “I Hate Musicals!,” a number tallying everything that’s wrong with the form. Review: ‘Ruthless!,’ at St. Luke’s, Takes Stage Ambition to the Playground 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z He can sometimes come across as this grouchy individual muttering on about political correctness gone mad and I think that assumed persona does indeed annoy some people. Sharing is in our nature 2012-08-13T11:45:00Z Predictable controversy ensues; grouchy reviews and much attention. Naomi Wolf’s Career of Blunders Continues in ‘Outrages’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z He must try not to implode when his grouchy daughter instructs him to go away. “Incredibles 2,” Reviewed: A Sequel in the Shadow of a Masterwork 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Like a harrumphing, discursive companion on a long walk over tough terrain, his grouchy presence became reassuring. Shipton and Tilman by Jim Perrin – review 2013-03-27T11:00:01Z And at the end, the election's been lost, the coalition – not Mandelson's – has been formed, and he's a bit grouchy. TV review: Storyville: Mandelson ? the Real PM? 2010-11-23T22:15:00Z When my father came home to New Rochelle from his job in Manhattan, he was usually tired and grouchy. Closing Up Shop on a Marriage 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z On 2013’s “Those Crazy Christians,” Paisley sings from the position of a grouchy atheist willing to admit that, “If I ever really needed help, well, you know who I’d call is those crazy Christians.” Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders He’s grouchy and dyspeptic in his costume, and mopey and floppy in his Bruce Wayne mufti. ‘The Batman’ Review: Who’ll Stop the Wayne? 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The narration is famous, or infamous, for being so grouchy, even dyspeptic. 'L.A. Plays Itself,' but do films get it right? 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z You also know that Mr. Eastwood’s dry, grouchy manner camouflages a sentimental streak and that at least one member of the younger generation will be the object of tenderness rather than contempt. Movie Review: ‘Trouble With the Curve,’ With Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams 2012-09-20T21:56:24Z Robin is athletic and kind, a recently orphaned scion of wealthy philanthropists; Edwin is a grouchy scholar burdened with a great deal of family. Memory, That Unreliable Narrator: New Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Letterman subverted the format's tradition of geniality with his own grouchy personality, not fearing to display boredom with a guest. David Letterman to be awarded Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z As for me, I’m grouchy the second I see white. From Kyoto to Tokyo, along Japan’s ancient Nakasendo Way I was hungry and getting grouchy when we reached Gastown, so we quickly ducked into The Sardine Can, a tapas joint at 26 Powell St. Two glasses of wine later, my mood had improved. A first-timer’s fresh view of Vancouver, B.C. 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Go on, stop being grouchy, Please heed Doctor Fauci: We must test! Style Invitational Week 1382: For us, it’s still Post Time — it’s our annual foal name contest 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z But while the audience was invited to join the composer in grouchy irritation, this wasn’t the sole purpose of the vignette. Review: Henry Threadgill’s Music From Two Perspectives 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z As swearing on the telly, in films and by grouchy adults who don't watch their tongues becomes steadily normalised, however, our 19th-century notions of profanity and propriety have been quietly eroded. The curse of swearing in children's books 2010-09-08T13:07:00Z Maybe it's the grouchy gravitas that Tommy Lee Jones projects and maybe it's the gouges and protrusions and rugged geography of his face, but as usual he gets to be the voice of the movie. "The Company Men": Kevin Costner as working-class Jesus 2011-01-18T23:30:00Z Woody, the grouchy retiree played in the Alexander Payne film by Bruce Dern, “is based on my father, taken to another degree,” Mr. Nelson said. The Carpetbagger: Write What You Know, Especially if It’s Difficult Family 2014-01-31T13:30:24Z Ms. Cameron continues to write her Morning Pages every day, even though she continues, as she said, to be grouchy upon awakening. The Queen of Change 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Imagining a crime-solving partnership between a grouchy police detective and a fictional Edgar Allan Poe, this historical thriller cooks up overheated gothic melodrama in a wintry New York setting. ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Review: Stolen Hearts and Tortured Minds 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Instead, “Lopez” is just another attendee — divorced, often grouchy and frustrated with social media, just like all the others. Review: In George Lopez’s Show, ‘Lopez,’ He Mostly Plays Himself 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z “I was so irritable and grouchy, my wife was afraid to talk to me,” he says. How burnout became a sinister and insidious epidemic 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z These pressures culminate in what is perhaps Murphy's most ill-conceived lyric, "You Wanted a Hit", a grouchy disquisition on why he doesn't do hits. LCD Soundsystem: This is Happening 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z And wonder if Czeslaw Milosz would be grouchy about being roused from sleep and invited back into the turmoil of living. How Ursula K. Le Guin Fooled the Poet Robert Hass 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Most people expect me to be the old grouchy man. Sneaker culture king DJ Bobbito Garcia breaks down his documentary “Rock Rubber 45s” 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z Stanley wages a grouchy, sarcastic war on her credibility, only to find himself smitten by her gamin charm and persuaded by her claims of paranormal ability. ‘Magic in the Moonlight’: Another Woody Allen Odd Couple 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Hancock compensates by eliminating sex appeal altogether, replacing it with stubborn, grouchy belligerence. ‘The Highwaymen’ Review: Grumpy Old Men on the Trail of Glamorous Killers 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Nothing pleases a grouchy TV watcher more than to catch a new show in the act of being utterly derivative, if not downright plagiaristic. ‘Wayward Pines’: M. Night Shyamalan’s addictive new effort 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Its ornamental gardens, lorded over by a towering monolith of naked tumblers, speckled with bronzes of giant grouchy babies, present a kind of Nordic “Last Year at Marienbad.” 5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z It had a comically grouchy face, but stonefish — the world’s most venomous — are no joke. Diving Thailand’s Andaman Sea, by day and night 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Before showing "Tintin" footage, Spielberg presented a hilarious gag-reel audition of Jackson in sailor costume trying out for the role of Captain Haddock, the title character's grouchy pal. Spielberg: 'Jurassic Park,' 'Jaws' could go 3-D 2011-07-22T19:10:00Z But the word "attack" doesn't sit well with Galaxy because 75 percent of the time, it's tied to a grouchy mood or a warning, he said. Cat whisperer heading to Oregon after attack 2014-03-19T21:05:53Z Nonetheless, the grouchy cellist Zorn keeps insisting that things will end badly. Michael Dirda takes a new look at a little-known Jules Verne novel 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z It was the first of several films she made under the direction of Ford, whose grouchy nature seemed to melt in her presence — although he once punched her hard in the jaw at a party. Maureen O'Hara, Star of Many Film Classics, Dies at 95 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z And, what if the longstanding assumption that cynics are just grouchy naysayers is all wrong? Don’t worry, be cynical: Why the fear of a nation of critical skeptics is overblown 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Although March has been coming in like a grouchy lion, at least one gentle lamb — not to mention a host of other baby animals — will visit New York this weekend. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Dr. Seuss’s famously grouchy Grinch thinks he can ruin Christmas by taking all the gifts away. What makes Christmas movies so popular 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Yes, that was grouchy of you, and silly of them. Perspective | Miss Manners: They’re on the wrong side of the street — or am I? 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z A grouchy new neighbor — a retired speech pathologist — may be able to help, but the man wants Buck to learn to relax and talk to, rather than avoid, people. Our top three children’s and YA books to start off your new year 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Freeman’s deft performance as the grouchy but loyal Watson is one of the show’s pleasures, along with Rupert Graves’s avuncular take on Inspector Lestrade. | 'Sherlock': The Latest Sherlock Hears a ?Who? 2010-10-21T22:24:00Z Say, “You seem very unhappy, grouchy and angry lately. It makes me feel like I’ve done something wrong. I don’t want to have such an angry marriage. Can we get back on track?” Perspective | Ask Amy: Engagement puts strain on in-law relationship 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Here the tropes include the grouchy chief, the conceited and sexist male surgeon, the sudden and difficult childbirth. Review: In ‘Good Karma Hospital,’ Some Familiar TV Templates 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z They’re portraits of a certain type of grouchy New Yorker who peaked 40 years ago, nebbishy like Woody Allen, but without the self-confidence problem. The freshest comedy act today: Two old New Yorkers pranking people with tuna sandwiches 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z And Wray's shambling, endearing, mildly grouchy Matthew doesn't have the roar or presence of a thundering old warrior on his last hurrah. Review: 'Sunlight' examines murky post-9/11 issues 2010-03-18T22:05:00Z If you love live theater and have some tolerance for the grouchy back-and-forth of Twitter arguments, you may have seen recent debates about whether videos of plays and musicals are acceptable substitutes. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Rebecca Hall is our heroine and Bruce Willis her grouchy boss. Every Stephen Frears film – ranked! 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z This barrage of kitsch is enough to turn any saint in the audience into the old, grouchy Vincent, before he got canonized. Review: Bill Murray Bestows Some Grace on St. Vincent 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Her narrative often devolves into an inside-baseball account of a very long, very slow season with a host of very grouchy managers. Review: ‘Black Hole Blues’ Recounts the Quest to Find the Cosmic Kazoo 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The grouchy lady, who is otherwise homeless, finds an off-street parking place for her van, thanks to the kindness of her London neighbors, and stays for years and years and years. Holiday Releases: Dinosaurs, Divas, Archers and Tie Fighters 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z If rain made them grouchy, what's 24 hours without food going to do? Haim: 'Next time, why don't you come to Los Angeles?' 2012-11-24T00:01:05Z HAMMER: My husband got very upset, very grouchy, and Ralph, who is my friend and his friend, was thrilled: “Oh, great, Barbara, terrific.” Barbara Hammer’s Exit Interview 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z After a long day, when everyone is grouchy and starving, how nice would it be if meatloaf muffins, little lasagnas, mini chicken potpies, small spanakopitas or pint-size quinoa cakes were waiting? Your muffin tin is a more versatile cooking tool than you probably realize 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z It's a baseball movie starring Eastwood as the grouchy old talent scout who relies on pure instinct, but finds himself sidelined by fancy new methods. Trouble with the Curve – review 2012-11-29T21:30:04Z Mr. Grimonprez has great fun with these vignettes, in which distraught housewives try to please their grouchy husbands. | 'Double Take': Grimonprez Makes Hitchcock a Symbol of Cold War Era 2010-06-01T22:24:00Z To judge from this book, Booth is one of those slightly grouchy Brits who enjoys a good battle of wits for its own sake; what’s society without a bit of verbal rough-and-tumble, after all? Why are people so obsessed with Scandinavia? 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Chaudhuri's book, by turns grouchy and affectionate, sometimes diaristic and sometimes meditative, is all the richer for presenting the city as a series of unexpected memory tugs. Calcutta: Two Years in the City by Amit Chaudhuri – review 2013-04-06T06:01:32Z I ended up playing it kind of grouchy and ornery, like this grouchy professor thing. She Tackled Aristotle in an Opera. Next Up: Medieval French Couplets. 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z A bachelor, the first Democratic president in a generation seemed a grouchy workaholic, revealing little personality. The first celebrity first lady: Frances Cleveland Freeman's deft performance as the grouchy but loyal Watson is one of the show's pleasures, along with Rupert Graves' avuncular take on Inspector Lestrade. 'Sherlock': A modern Holmes battles crime on PBS 2010-10-22T23:55:00Z But I still get grouchy and mean like the world is against me and I’m a failure and blah blah blah. Happy holidays. Stay sane! 2012-12-22T01:00:00Z In time-honoured fashion, he is partnered with a grouchy human cop who hates orcs. Will Smith’s Bright: racial allegory or straight up racism? 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Little revelers may also have to act to prevent Yorma, a grouchy ice dragon, from putting this sizzling party into a deep freeze. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z I found myself asking unfestively, rather in the manner of Room on the Broom's brilliantly grouchy kitty – harrumphing at the schedules and rolling my eyes as everyone else gently dabbed at theirs. Doctor Who and Call the Midwife: Christmas TV turns into a weep-along 2012-12-25T23:00:01Z The Grinch, he thinks, plays an important antidote to the often forced holiday cheer — he can pop up whenever there’s someone feeling grouchy at a gathering. This holiday season, the mean ol’ Grinch gets a comedy podcast series hosted by James Austin Johnson 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z De Niro said her allegations were "all nonsense" in testimony that reporters described as "grumpy" and "grouchy". Robert De Niro takes stand to deny ex-assistant's gender discrimination claim 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z De Niro, who at times appeared grouchy, restrained himself from erupting at the dissection of his interactions with her before finally blurting out: “This is all nonsense!” Actor Robert De Niro tells a jury in a lawsuit by his ex-assistant: ‘This is all nonsense’ 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s not a show about a grouchy old neurotic who learns to love to travel. Eugene Levy travels the world -- whether he wants to or not 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z But Black, a longtime contributor on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” — so well known for his grouchy persona that he voiced the flame-headed character Anger in Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out” — isn’t ready to move on. Lewis Black is still angry, but he's happy to see you 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z I’ve become a target for one particularly grouchy and rude co-worker. Your Boss’s Bathrobe Is Not Office Attire 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z Consumers are grouchy about what they perceive as deceptive packaging for boxes of chocolates. Valentine’s Day chocolates: ‘Slack-fill’ is the new shrinkflation 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z He is often gruff, even grouchy, but on this morning, he was reflective. How Citizen Spies Foiled Putin’s Grand Plan for One Ukrainian City 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Instead, it’s a show about a grouchy old neurotic who learns to deal with it. Eugene Levy travels the world -- whether he wants to or not 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Quitting cold turkey leaves people restless and grouchy, unable to concentrate, anxious, or depressed. The final puff: Can New Zealand quit smoking for good? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Together with their furry, friendly, and occasionally grouchy muppet friends, McGrath and the Sesame Street family taught children everything from counting to kindness, through songs such as like People In Your Neighbourhood. Bob McGrath: Sesame Street icon dies aged 90 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z If you are grouchy because you are not living a life that satisfies you, take time with your values to see what might be possible. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Spouse wants to be ‘more loving’ to husband of 53 years 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z As many as one in five Americans report “winter blues” beginning around this time of year: A late-fall funk that finds you more grouchy and lethargic. The darkness is upon us. How to maintain your mental health when daylight-saving time ends 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z She added that Stern had pushed and prodded her father in the interviews, which could make him “a little grouchy,” and that when the questions are removed, “the tone seems a little dark.” How Paul Newman's revealing new memoir came out years after his death 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Enter Michael Wincott playing a grouchy cinematographer hired by the Haywoods to photograph the invaders. ‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s originality gets abducted in his latest horror movie 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z “A Factotum in the Book Trade” is a grouchy, funny memoir about life in a bookstore. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Once, in Bloomington, Ind., the Vermont senator got grouchy because the advance staff left four big bottles of water in his hotel room. Opinion | Still Feeling the Bern 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z As it turned out, he was a grouchy guide to Patagonia. Going all in on adventure in Patagonia 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z I described him as "the Julius Caesar of grouchy pensioners" and he enjoyed the remark. A spellbinder's story of survival, no longer kept secret 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Ahead of the curtain-raiser in Bahrain, the big questions concerned Mercedes, whose new car was beset by engineering problems and whose drivers were getting grouchy. F1: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix– live! 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z This is bound to make a person reflective and occasionally grouchy. Perspective | Ask Amy: Friend with serious illness wants you to pay for his dinner guests 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The New England Patriots' loss to Indianapolis made coach Bill Belichick so grouchy that even he felt the need to apologize for how he acted after the game. Sloppy Patriots loss makes Belichick (even more) grouchy 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z For Boris Johnson, relying on Labour votes to get his plan through parliament would be galling and a sign of how grouchy backbench Conservative MPs are with their beleaguered leader. Covid: PM faces big rebellion as MPs vote on new restrictions 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z In recent weeks, economists and pundits have been asking why Americans feel grouchy about the economy when many indicators — like G.D.P. growth, stock prices and the unemployment rate — look strong. Covid Malaise 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The problem is that the GOP, in California and the rest of the nation, is not a political party so much as a support group for grouchy saber rattlers. Column: The recall was a colossal waste. But don't expect California's GOP to learn from it 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z I suction-cupped a feeder to my office window and often have a White-breasted Nuthatch fly in during video meetings, make its grouchy call and leave with a peanut. A Big Day Birding and a Possible Fifth Force of Nature 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z So it’s no wonder that Belichick, never a ray of sunshine, was especially grouchy. Sloppy Patriots loss makes Belichick (even more) grouchy 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z “When those problems are large and cascade, like bad weather that grounds and delays flights and you have more people in the terminal, everybody’s grouchy.” The Trouble With Airports, and How to Fix Them 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z A charmingly gravely and grouchy Mr. Eastwood is in vintage form while the maniacal Mr. Malkovich plays his stalking foil to the extreme. ‘In the Line of Fire’ 4K Ultra HD review 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z This is grouchy me asking: Who is technology made for? Tech Forgets About the Needs of the 99% 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z “He was an introverted character,” Trott told the AP in a recent email, recalling how the director Billy Wilder regarded him as “kind of acid, sour, grouchy.” Rare Raymond Chandler essay includes writing, office tips 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Young running backs sell jerseys, spur the fantasy industry, provide thrills and inspire dreams; it’s hard to criticize their big paydays without sounding like a grouchy, myopic bean counter. N.F.L.’s Big Running Back Deals Will Lead to Sour Grapes 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z The grouchy old man parodied by Larry David on “Saturday Night Live” was gone; in his place was a Vermont grandpa with a wall of firewood stacked neatly behind him, ready for winter. Opinion | Bernie Sanders decided that the stakes were higher in this election than his agenda 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z “It shouldn’t be a surprise that such an enraged, indignant, grouchy old man is hilarious,” said the comedian Helen Hong. Bernie Sanders, Stand-Up Comic 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Autumn may look like a conventionally moody teenager, but that resting frown is less grouchy than guarded. Review: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' is a searingly confrontational drama about abortion rights 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The latest lesson for U.S. candidates is that “grouchy bellowing” is tolerable, but “high-pitched scolding” is a turnoff. Column: Has gender bias helped Bernie Sanders outperform Elizabeth Warren with voters? Seems like it 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z In addition, the grouchy Rory is against anything but a plea and openly plans to fire Jasmine when, he predicts, she loses the trial. Review: Tyler Perry heads to Netflix with latest drama ‘A Fall From Grace’ 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, a Biden supporter, said this week that Sanders “should not be discounted” and “seems to be less of a grouchy old man since he came back from his heart condition.” Ascendant Bernie Sanders turns his focus to Joe Biden as Iowa nears 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Heller has a knack for malcontents; her previous film, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” starred Melissa McCarthy as a grouchy literary forger. Marielle Heller’s Land of Make-Believe 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z This led to a grouchy exchange about what phrases Birchall used with Musk when he gave Musk the phony information, leading to a series of sustained objections to Wood. Caver Unsworth testifies he felt ‘dirtied’ by Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ tweet 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z See, this is what happens when the Santa Anas blow; the biggest Tolkien fan this side of Middle Earth gets grouchy about a “Lord of the Rings” remake. Column: Season of the Grouch: When the Santa Anas blow, even pop culture seems like a wasteland 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Speaking to the BBC's David Sillito after Humphrys' last show, his former colleague Sue MacGregor admitted the famously irascible broadcaster could be "grouchy" but praised "the absolutely forensic way in which he interviews politicians". 'Forensic' and 'grouchy' Humphrys 'will be missed' 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z They grew to admire his relatable humility, his stubbornness, his grouchy approach and his solitary spirit - he loves eating alone, in silence. Inspector Montalbano creator Camilleri dies at 93 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The film was analyzed quite a bit back then, but it would likely be even more intensely scrutinized now… until even viewers who enjoyed it would become grouchy and defensive. Revisiting ‘Forrest Gump’ at 25 — what made it a cultural phenomenon 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Or the days alone, too, hungry and perhaps a bit grouchy, salvaged in just 2½ minutes on low heat that ended with a fat, bright, orange yolk running over ham. Opinion | Jacques Pépin: Eggs are on the outs again. To me, they’ll always be perfect. 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Because if “Little Women” makes me grouchy, there’s really nothing left, is there? Column: Season of the Grouch: When the Santa Anas blow, even pop culture seems like a wasteland 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z “I was pretty grouchy when I had to give it up; I had hundreds of orders on the books,” he said. For this waterfowl artisan, carving duck decoys is old hat 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The best thing in Einstein’s letter to Gutkind is not the grouchy dismissal of traditional theology. Reading Into Albert Einstein’s God Letter 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Owen is chief purveyor of the production’s optimism, navigating grouchy New York with a child’s sense of wonder and an ever-present grin. Review: This musical 'Elf' spreads Christmas cheer despite baffling changes from the movie 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Mosier says one of the most important changes they made was to allow for some understanding of the grouchy protagonist’s motives. 'Grinch,' 'Ralph' and 'Spider-Man' lead an animated charge on the holiday box office - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “As grouchy as he is, he would always let a hungry kid eat before he did,” Spinney wrote. Here’s why a happy show like ‘Sesame Street’ wanted an ornery character like Oscar the Grouch 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z “Is that really worth it,” he asked, “if the quality of those decisions might be lower because you’re tired or grouchy?” 'Trump doesn't measure up': Doris Kearns Goodwin on leadership 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The team’s previously vaunted culture has made way to public standoffs with star players, a steady stream of grouchy leaks, and an overall vibe that could be politely described as disagreeable. Why the Seahawks' Earl Thomas flipped off his own team after fracturing his leg 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Even Pochettino, Tottenham’s usually mild-mannered manager, delivered a grouchy performance in his last news conference, accusing reporters of disrespecting his team selection. Sluggish Tottenham under scrutiny after 3 straight losses 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “If you’re married 18 years to a grouchy person who gets under your skin and never compliments you, after a while you want to divorce him,” the source said. Tom Brady wanted ‘divorce’ from Bill Belichick: Book 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “If you’re married 18 years to a grouchy person who gets under your skin and never compliments you, after a while you want to divorce him,” a source told O’Connor after the 2017 season. Book: Brady mulled 2018 'divorce' from Belichick 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z There is a large group of MLB and team executives and an even larger portion of MLB fans that are a bunch of grouchy old men yelling at kids to get off their lawn. Sunday Mailbag: Offseason’s biggest questions, and why the Mariners didn’t make a bigger waiver trade 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z "A lot of the time somebody would come in with a hangover and write a grouchy review and that would be perceived as the last word on that artist." How to make it as a music journalist 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z And yet, suddenly on Wednesday night, Mr. Giuliani seemed reduced to America’s grouchy dinner guest. Giuliani: The President’s Attack Dog Who May Have Bitten Trump 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The problem is that one voice hollering alone is easily dismissed as grouchy complaining. Starbucks and the San Antonio Spurs: a tale of two misguided boycotts 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z That sum is vastly larger than the hard-to-determine fortune of grouchy Trump. Opinion | What Elon Musk tells us about the president who will follow Trump 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Garner, in person, seems smaller than her towering reputation might suggest, but she simmers with energy: over the years journalists have described her as “a grouchy literary lioness”. Helen Garner: ‘I used to feel spiteful because I never won prizes. Now I can die happy’ 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z "To tell you the truth, some of these old ladies are grouchy" » Dispute flares anew between Japan and South Korea over World War II sex slaves 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z To me, Dinkins always came across as a sour, grouchy and bitter man. David Dinkins Doesn’t Think He Failed. He Might Be Right. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z His age, combined with the demanding itinerary — five countries, three summits and a long string of ceremonies, dinners and meetings— had raised concerns Trump would grow grouchy and distracted. Trump holding up on long Asia trip — and wants you to know 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z In fact, it was so easy that she gets grouchy and suspicious after they’ve brought the guy in. The Mr. Robot Hack Report: Don’t Fear the Rabbler 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In much the same way, Lucky’s grouchy demeanor doesn’t begin to explain the deep affection the rest of the town feels for him. 'Lucky's' Harry Dean Stanton gives a beautiful final star turn 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The 43-year-old Washington, D.C., native’s “out-of-touch” humor is the product of “an old, grouchy man,” Jezebel complained, concluding that his brand of humor is “a g—d—n disappointment.” Dave Chappelle faces Jezebel’s wrath for ‘transphobic’ jokes 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z To me, Dinkins always came across as a sour, grouchy and bitter man. David Dinkins Doesn’t Think He Failed. He Might Be Right. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The grouchy, distant man I knew pretended to be a crash victim and allowed her to bandage him until he resembled a mummy. How My Children Reconnected Me With My Father 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z I don’t have the answers, but after running through the tech, I’m every bit as grouchy as Dom. The Mr. Robot Hack Report: Don’t Fear the Rabbler 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Nothing he does endangers our view of him as a grouchy yet lovable maverick. We love Harrison Ford even when he’s causing real life havoc. Here’s why | Catherine Shoard 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Mostly, we have a stack of notoriously dull, grouchy business correspondence. Bach’s Holy Dread 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “Everybody’s grouchy. … They didn’t get any sleep last night. Too many cheesesteaks on the plane,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy joked Tuesday evening before turning serious. Packers back home after ending four-game skid 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Some claim he is inconsistent and say he is grouchy and moody behind the plate. World Series: Here’s What Happened in Game 1 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Later, when all the children are home and playing outside, Wyatt becomes grouchy. Full House: Provincetown mom adopts 6 foster kids 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “He’s not the grouchy, scruffy little Scot now. He’s a lot more mature.” Andy Murray and the British media have mastered the ol’ serve and volley 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Like all Pixar's best grouchy old curmudgeons, he's full of one-liners and hidden empathy. Pixar's Finding Dory isn’t about family, it’s about living with disability 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z As the presidential candidates descend on New York for next week’s primaries, the race to be accepted by the notoriously grouchy and pugnacious denizens of the Empire State is heating up. How to be a New Yorker: a guide for the presidential candidates 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Has living here made it hard for you to keep up the grouchy persona you're known for? 7 questions with fun, foul-mouthed menswear maker Mark McNairy about his book, style sense and L.A. 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z At 74, Bernie Sanders — he of the mussed hair, frumpy clothes and grouchy demeanor — might not seem an obvious choice as a shining political knight for the millennial generation. For millennials, Bernie Sanders is cool because he’s 74, not in spite of it 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Snickers has a marketing campaign in which the main logo on the packaging is replaced by an adjective related to moods, like sleepy, impatient or grouchy. To Carry the Day, Racers Must Fill Their Packs Carefully 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z It was an impressive — if grouchy — display, particularly for a man who has had more than usual on his mind. Murray Holds Off Ferrer to Reach Australian Open Semifinal 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Poor productivity growth and rising inequality explain why workers’ wages are barely keeping up with inflation and voters are so grouchy. Dear Business Leaders, Invest in Optimism 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z I'm not as grouchy, but I'm grouchy by nature. 7 questions with fun, foul-mouthed menswear maker Mark McNairy about his book, style sense and L.A. 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z “When you ask people to describe what a Republican is, overwhelmingly they say things like ‘rich,’ ‘white,’ ‘old,’ ‘grouchy’ and ‘male,’ ” said GOP consultant Katie Packer Gage. Haley’s plea for tolerance draws cheers and jeers, revealing GOP divide 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Boris Karloff narrates this classic animated special about a grouchy character who absolutely hates the holidays. Wednesday's TV highlights: 'I Love Lucy Christmas Special' and more 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z When Chuck Schumer feels compelled to dial up a grouchy conference call with the press, it usually means Republicans are doing something right. The GOP’s Submission Hold 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z He puts on a grouchy front and is perhaps a little irritated with the way things ended with the Indiana Pacers. Lakers' Roy Hibbert is protecting the rim and his young teammates 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “No matter what time I called him, he was never angry, he was never grouchy,” she said. Carson: Can a man of great surgical skill lead a nation? 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z For supporters, Sanders' grouchy persona is one of his charms. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders gets grumpy, but voters like him that way 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “He was really grouchy and wasn’t keen on looking back,” remembers the DJ. Gil Scott-Heron: the revolution lives on 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Williams remains with his one-day-at-a-time talking points, though he allowed that the team is aware of the grouchy math attached to their current situation. Nationals finding small changes are leading to better results 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Normally quiet and even-keeled, he became grouchy with friends and found himself arguing with his parents on the phone. Indian university students test an app for controlling stress 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z When she eventually woke up, her first thought was a grouchy, “Goddammit, I just fell back asleep.” How does it feel to be in a coma for six weeks? Like a long bad night’s sleep 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z And the man in yellow was grouchy about it. Stay or Go? In a Tour de France Win, a Disputed Attack 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Through tears, Dove remembered her boyfriend's love of flag football and Nerf guns, his passion for U.S. history, his ability to handle her when she was grouchy and how good he was at listening. Sailor slain in Tennessee attacks grew up in Ohio, had always been stationed in US 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z She also says the look of the models used in the advertising isn’t particularly appealing: “slouchy and grouchy.” J.Crew Or J.Screwed? 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Cheerfully sunburned, amiably grouchy, with smooth, still blond hair in a ponytail and harmonica in pocket, he moseyed reluctantly into my office. Documenting My Patients' Next of Kin 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z A smile spread across his face and in that instant, Shanbour transformed from grouchy drive-in theater owner to nicest man in the world. Reporter learns about Oklahoma City’s culture during walk 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Chinchilico is usually depicted as a short, grouchy fellow who accosts miners deep in the earth, demanding liquor and cigarettes. A Fortune at the Top of the World 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Doc Rivers was tired and grouchy before the Clippers took the court at the Moda Center, joking that he would be ejected for complaining before the end of the first quarter. Shove story for Clippers in 126-122 win over Trail Blazers 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z My being grouchy about it won’t stop it from happening, and if Steven Spielberg himself is excited about whatever is being discussed than I shall choose to share their excitement. How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love A Chris Pratt/Steven Spielberg 'Indiana Jones' Reboot 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z "It was a sort of given that people were grouchy in the winter, not so happy." Seasonal Affective Disorder and the difference from winter blues 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Judges that old may develop what Krumenacker termed “grouchy old man” attitude. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Any time a candidate can buck the “stereotype of a Republican: old, white, rich, grouchy,” Packer Gage said, “we have a shot with women.” Alaska’s War for Women’s Votes 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z “It’s usually whichever groundhog is the least grouchy that day,” Morris said. Groundhog died week after New York mayor Bill de Blasio dropped it 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z "It's usually whichever groundhog is the least grouchy that day," Morris said. Groundhog dies after escaping NYC mayor's grip 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s easy to assume that what you see in a person is what they essentially are–grouchy, obdurate, or easily distracted. SungardASVoice: How To Solve A People Problem: 6 Tips For Managing Difficult Employees 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Who wants to shop at a store where the check-out people are in a grouchy mood all the time? Market Basket CEO Returns Shows Workers Wield Economic Power 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Reason #2: Working in retail introduces you to the realities of consumer behavior – including the joys of working with friendly patrons and the frustrations of working with grouchy, rude, upset, difficult, aloof or non-interested customers. Why Everyone Should Work Retail Once in Their Lives 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z His modus operandi, we’ve learned from those grouchy salesmen, is to skip town before he actually has to form a band. | Long Island: A Review of ‘The Music Man’ at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport 2014-04-04T22:14:35Z The Spanish news media often complained about his grouchy demeanor and regularly called for his dismissal during the two years before the team’s triumph. Luis Aragones Is Dead at 75; Coached Spain to Prominence 2014-02-03T01:14:58Z The girls described their mother as the family mediator who made sure everyone gathered for dinner and talked things over, no matter how tired or grouchy they were. Hispanics often lead the way in their faith in the American Dream, poll finds 2014-01-31T01:43:00Z Brilliant, grouchy, dictatorial and blunt, Ferguson, who on Wednesday announced his retirement, could nourish genius in a teenager and coax greatness from a graying veteran. Alex Ferguson Is Among History’s Greatest Coaches 2013-05-10T04:57:24Z "He was a little grouchy," New York Mets manager Terry Collins said. Mets' Harvey outduels Strasburg | Baseball Notebook 2013-04-20T04:23:04Z Collins said Harvey was “grouchy” before the game, which he took as a positive sign, an indication of his focus and intensity. Mets 7, Nationals 1: Mets and Harvey Beat Nationals and Strasburg 2013-04-20T02:28:54Z Asked how he could tell Harvey was eager, Collins said with a grin, "He was a little grouchy." Harvey outpitches Strasburg, Mets beat Nationals 2013-04-20T02:13:13Z An employee who picks on someone else, bullies coworkers, or is overly grouchy, needs to be talked to. Why I Don't Fire the Jerks 2013-03-20T14:10:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Shawn Sartorius said wolverines are almost always grouchy on the rare occasions researchers encounter them. U.S. Seeks to List Wolverines as Threatened, Cites Global Warming 2013-02-04T05:45:09.170Z These grouchy old men – with a mean age of 68 – are incapable of seeing the light of the future without inserting the darkness of the past into the equation. Longing for an Arab-Israeli Spring 2012-11-20T17:59:00Z In its place we have an election that matches the current disposition of the electorate: restless, dissatisfied, grouchy. US elections: a battle for America's soul 2012-09-27T16:48:04Z Officer Reyes knows that his partner does not like to wear her hair long, which is fine by him because the hairstyle makes her grouchy, he said. Summer Nights: For Times Square Police, a Stage Tourists Don’t See 2012-09-03T01:14:19Z Perhaps he would not grow up to be so grouchy and mean-spirited if he had a more normal adolescence. When Should Schools Start in the morning? 2012-05-20T19:15:00.237Z What the FBI was thinking when they spent taxpayer dollars on this is beyond me but, hey, I’m just the grouchy pundit who writes about this nonsense on Wall Street. FBI Enlists Gordon Gekko and Mickey Mouse to Stop Insider Trading -- really, ya gotta see this. 2012-02-27T19:21:45Z Even in their good months, the clubhouse was grouchy and sullen. On Baseball: Valentine Welcomes First Spring Managing Red Sox 2012-02-20T01:07:47Z On average, people are chipper when they wake up and become grouchy as the day wears on. Twitter Reveals People Are Happiest in the Morning 2012-02-19T16:15:00.273Z There may be officials who are grouchy and will not take time to answer questions, but I have never met one. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z And this grouchy little judge was awarding it—to Lad! Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z I do not mean to say that most of the people who 'phone are grouchy and disagreeable—far from it. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z “It would be pleasant enough,” Herb declared, “if only grouchy Mr. Salper were not always around to put a damper on the sport.” The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Hard-pressed workers are feeling grouchy: workforce surveys report record levels of job dissatisfaction. American business: Hard times, lean firms 2011-12-28T16:03:36Z Feeling grouchy and unconnected to the extended family this year? Repost: That Warm Friendly Drink...makes you more Warm and Friendly. 2011-12-28T00:45:00.273Z "Our freshmen over the last couple of weeks have been in this grouchy mood," Boehner said at a forum hosted by the Politico newspaper last week. Insight: In tax cut debate, a focus on Boehner's leadership 2011-12-21T00:21:18Z Wen was described by U.S. officials as being "grouchy" later at the summit, when other Asian countries aligned with Washington. U.S. Navy may station ships in Singapore, Philippines 2011-12-16T07:54:34Z In this case his Lordship had been grouchy, and everybody's pleasure had been spoiled. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z So it was perhaps understandable that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sounded "grouchy" at first when he replied to their concerns. As U.S. Pivots Toward Asia, China Looks to Strengthen Itself 2011-11-22T01:05:27Z He said Mr. Wen at first seemed “maybe a little bit grouchy” about the confrontation, but then made statements that appeared to be less confrontational than in the past. Wen Jiabao, Chinese Leader, Shows Flexibility After Meeting Obama 2011-11-19T17:12:30Z Therefore, don't be surprised to see investors start growing grouchy again once their post-summit buzz starts to wear off under the return of business-as-usual grind. Europe's Debt Deal: How Long Will the Good Feelings Last? 2011-10-28T01:06:02Z "I just wished to remind you that it isn't becoming to you to be grouchy." The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z “A bit grouchy to-night, Lunn?” bantered the Phantom, resuming his study of the man at closer range and confirming his previous suspicion that Matt Lunn was a bully with a coward’s heart. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z “He was grouchy, in no mood to go anywhere,” Pfander said. Vermont Leaf-Peeping Season May Fall Victim to Images of Floods 2011-09-02T09:22:02Z A hard-working man has little time to be grouchy and to throw wet blankets over the good that others are trying to do. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z At first the grouchy old carpenter refused to do the job. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z Judging by the Manxman seems in a much better mood after a grouchy start to the day... Live - Tour de France stage 20 2011-07-23T13:24:47Z Well, it is a good thing your feelings don't make you grouchy with everybody. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z Zeus: A grouchy old god who was so reduced in estate that he posed as a model for Greek artists. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z The grouchy man almost never digests well and quite inevitably his state of mind interferes with other functions. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z “Well, I don’t know,” began Sally, yet beginning to smile, too; nobody could be grouchy and stare into Ruth Fielding’s happy face for long. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z They moved out from shore at a fine pace, and even Amy soon forgot the grouchy old fisherman. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Mrs. Flannagan thought so, too, and was not a bit grouchy over being called up at five o'clock in the morning to decide. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Even Angus, austere, "grouchy," felt it, for the millionaire and his incessant work no longer obsessed him. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z If in this heterogeneous ball-room you slap your partner on the back, you may elicit a grunt from a grouchy bolshevik or a groan from a disgruntled “bohemian.” Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z She didn't look grouchy at all, but gave me that broad, silly sort of smile I remembered and put the things down on the table! The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z “What do you suppose that grouchy old man will say when we bring him back his boat without the rudder?” The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z On the threshold of success, to meet such a setback enraged George and made even the chief grouchy. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z And yes, the Knicks once won a couple of championships and commanded the imagination of their city and you will put a smile on Phil Jackson’s grouchy face by remembering this. Leading Off: Talkin? Baseball and the Knicks 2011-02-28T16:47:28Z It was glad when I come, and it treated me right until I got that grouchy it had to mope from sympathy. Friend Island 2011-02-28T03:00:33.693Z "Then you oughtn't to be casting suspicions on an innocent man," I said, still grouchy. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z “And, girls, what do you suppose that grouchy old fisherman will say when he sees we lost his rudder?” The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z Annie Proulx's grouchy account of attending this same Awards ceremony in 2006 has not, I think, been published between hard covers, but it appeared in this paper and you can read it online here. The top 10 Oscars books 2011-02-24T15:46:20Z The answer may be changing as Airbus matures into the leading jetliner producer ahead of Boeing, but many say deals still rely on his charisma, arm-twisting and sometimes grouchy style of negotiation. Special Report: The man who sold the sky 2011-02-08T09:52:34Z The Missus seemed to of lost her appetite and just set there lookin' grouchy and tappin' her fingers on the table-cloth and actin' like she was in a hurry to get away. Gullible's Travels, Etc. 2011-02-06T03:00:55.707Z Don't begin the day by nagging your men, thereby making them "grouchy" during the march. Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training 2011-02-03T03:00:09.473Z A rabble of grouchy hoodlums, the reigning champions spent most of the tournament eagerly frittering away all the moral credit they had saved up since 1958. The Joy of Six: Training-ground set-piece goals 2011-01-28T10:24:44Z And I knew that it depended on the good-will of this grouchy individual as to when and where I should set foot on land. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z He's a grouchy, growling, grizzly Bear, more apt to smash the foe before him than muse about his distinguished career. Former Washington star Olin Kreutz reflects on a brilliant career 2011-01-14T03:36:04Z It’s receiving incoming social attention, particularly in grouchy interactions, that showed a small but intriguing genetic influence, Blumstein says. Getting Dissed Could Be Partly Genetic 2010-11-30T17:23:00Z Another regular, Paige Peterson, an actress, writer and illustrator, said something would be missing at Elaine’s — “that shuffling, grouchy, marvelous character.” Elaine?s Without Elaine? Regulars Wonder 2010-12-06T06:30:00Z By the first midterm the public is almost always grouchy because the president wasn’t a messiah and didn’t change the world. Post-election, Obama needs to avoid "the center" 2010-10-25T16:52:00Z The Niners may consider hiring protocol droid C3P0, who is fluent in over six million forms of communication, including “grouchy old coach.” Monday Night Matchup, Saints at 49ers 2010-09-20T14:00:00Z The heat, he said, “affects your whole nervous system, makes you grouchy; it makes you so you can’t stand your customers.” It All Adds Up: This Was the City?s Hottest Summer 2010-09-01T01:31:00Z Instead of the unassailable autocrat, we see a grouchy manager who is feeling sorry for himself. Kevin McCarra: Capello keen to regain old renown 2010-08-30T23:06:00Z Also I like the idea of a grizzled, veteran 9-year old, jaded and grouchy. A Newfangled Sandbox Arrives (Check Out the Canals) 2010-07-26T22:49:00Z The Argentina captain was understandably grouchy as he faced the media at the Vicente Calderón stadium last night, the effects of Liverpool's own grand tour glaringly apparent. Javier Mascherano driven by desire to win trophy with Liverpool 2010-04-22T06:00:00Z Voters are in a grouchy mood with both parties. 2010-01-15T06:32:00Z Which latter explains why Mr. "Marky" Zinsheimer, New York, feather importer, was particularly grouchy on a certain autumn afternoon when he strolled into the sun parlor on the veranda of the French Lick Springs Hotel. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life “If he’s in a good mood he may find a spot for you, but if he’s grouchy he’ll probably order you away from the place.” Janet Hardy in Radio City Yes, Jimmy Hedgehog was there, and you could see that he was feeling mighty grouchy, for he'd rolled himself into a ball, with his quills sticking out in every direction. The Club at Crow's Corner They lounged about, with O'Malley getting as restless as a panther and twice as grouchy. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. I just came from a crusty old man—a professor who has discovered a new way of making milk keep—and he was so grouchy I couldn't get a word out of him. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son He had been feeling vaguely irritable all day, but since noon there had developed grouchy tendencies, as Court Parker termed them, and he was ready to flare up at the slightest provocation. Under Boy Scout Colors Look at the husbands who slave all day earning money for their wives to spend and go home tired out and grouchy and never get a word of thanks. The Widow To Say Nothing of the Man "But who set 'em on?" says I. "Oh, it's father, I suppose," says he; not grouchy mind you, but kind of tired. Side-stepping with Shorty The story is an excellent one for grouchy persons. The Return of the Prodigal “Tubby wouldn’t be as particular as the grouchy gentleman who went into the restaurant out West and ordered a steak,” chuckled Dave. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Saunders’s perfunctory bark became snappy and full of life; more than one of the hitherto grouchy players added his voice to the general racket. Under Boy Scout Colors “After promoting the last batch who qualified for better jobs during the minimum millennium at common labor,” Azazel said, “and adding—” “Never mind the commercial!” grouchy Moloch roared. Satan and the Comrades But he wasn’t, and there’s no use of his being so grouchy over it. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out “Well, for one thing, I suppose I could get grouchy, if I chose, over not knowing who my people were.” The Camerons of Highboro Huh, if you weren't so grouchy about it, I'd like to try help you get out of the mess you are in. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Either they airily ignored it, or else grew sullen and grouchy. Under Boy Scout Colors Usually these crowds were joking and jolly, unless tempered by something requiring more sobriety, but always optimistic, for the fellow who became grouchy the while had generally abundant occasion to repent and mend his ways. Trail Tales “I don’t see our grouchy friend here with the rest,” Fred remarked, as he looked around. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out The grouchy sorehead party, from the jump, gets dissatisfied about Mike's ha'r, which he w'ars a foot long same as all artists. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories Only last night," said Johnny, explaining feverishly again, "you were so funny and grand opera and all and I was mad and disgusted and grouchy and I—I didn't know how much I cared myself. The Innocent Adventuress By the way, the old man acted sort of grouchy after the Elisha race. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories “No?” insinuated Ralph attentively, glad to rouse his grouchy helper from his morose mood. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer He is brooding all the time and is as grouchy as he can be. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor But ask them of somebody other than his grouchy eight-year-old bodyguard. Deathworld "I'll show 'em!" exclaimed the "grouchy" pitcher as he unbuttoned his glove from his belt. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles “It wouldn’t have been ‘this’ if you hadn’t been so grouchy. Penny of Top Hill Trail I dare any, however grouchy, reader to finish the stories in this volume without having a kindlier feeling toward ghosts! Humorous Ghost Stories He was moody and inclined to be really grouchy. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor Together, like a stage chorus, they contested: "I was grouchy——" "I was beastly——" "I'm honestly sorry——" "'ll you forgive——" "What was it all about?" The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life "I don't play to the grandstand," growled the grouchy pitcher. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles “No wonder the professor was grouchy at times.” The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up “The house probably belongs to some grouchy old sea captain who has built it to get away from people.” Madge Morton's Victory “You must be stuck on entertaining a grouchy old lemon like that,” says I. “But he’s a genius,” says Chunk. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe I reckon I was just naturally grouchy and worried over you and Ross.” Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West Speaking of salaries, dear”—Anthony suddenly sat up—“I’ve no right to be grouchy, for I’m promised another advance next month.” The Indifference of Juliet He would have been better satisfied had Dave acted grouchy or stayed away from the game. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall He’s like all men—as grouchy as a bear with a sore head, the minute anything ails them.” Polly's Business Venture He’s moody and silent and just—grouchy, most of the time! The Dragon's Secret At present, being in an exceedingly grouchy mood, he drew forth a pad and pencil and tendered them with a plain intimation that only thus would he receive any communications. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World I knew it was just about time for some kind of an off-key noise from you, you grouchy old leftover. At Good Old Siwash I dressed the dogs, and combed Dulcie's hair; stuck a plaster over Capi's eye when he was playing the part of an old grouchy man, and forced Pretty-Heart into his General's uniform. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille There is a rift in the lute, little sorrowful heart pangs on the part of the woman, and the man feels sore and grouchy and wanders away alone, then finally open quarrels and indifference. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies If he had just been grouchy and ordered us off his place we wouldn’t have been so surprised. Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike Why, where should I be now,—a grouchy old bachelor like me—without Youth in my house? The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play And people never seek a store to hear a grouchy merchant roar; they'll patronize the wiser gent who doesn't air his discontent. Rippling Rhymes Well, I was that grouchy I wouldn't look at myself in the glass. Shorty McCabe You always had to be careful when weighing things for Indians, for if you got over the quantity and took some out they were always grouchy as they thought you were cheating them. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History He's the flagman down where the highway and trolley line cross the tracks at grade, and when his rheumatism ain't makin' him grouchy he's more or less amusin' to chin with. The House of Torchy The man became a wreck; first neurasthenic, then impotent, cranky and grouchy, unable to get along in the office, constantly squabbling with his wife, who became just as bad a wreck. Woman Her Sex and Love Life And people never seek a store to hear a grouchy merchant roar; they'll patronize the wiser gent who doesn't air his discontent. Rippling Rhymes A "grouchy" foreman can give blues and indigestion to a roomful of factory girls. Civics and Health Then we trudged down the road, kilometer after kilometer, every one gloomy and grouchy, looking for our several units. The Emma Gees Come there, you young rough-houser, lay off that grouchy stuff and speak some kind words to your daddy. The House of Torchy She had had Bruce look up his record and, barrin' a few little 9 a. m. police court dates made for him by grouchy traffic cops, it was as clean as a new shirt front. Torchy As A Pa Why, I spent hours and hours out on the practice tee with a grouchy Scotch professional trying my best to hit it right. Torchy and Vee Anyway, she wasn't as grouchy about it as you are. Torchy, Private Sec. Seems at last she got the idea he was grouchy at her about something; and when he didn't deny, or come to the front with any reason—why, she just quit sendin' the billy ducks. Torchy Lizzie put the grouchy grip down, folded her arms, and said, "Oh, I have me grievances!" You Should Worry Says John Henry And it was in a restaurant that I ran across this grouchy Scotchman, MacGregor Shinn, who sold me the place here a while back. Torchy As A Pa One of our planters, Sears, took a dislike to Terry on the way down from Zamboanga: no reason for it—he was grouchy and sore, had been drinking too hard trying to forget his troubles. Terry A Tale of the Hill People "If I go much farther I'll fall off!" cried the grouchy actor. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film While he's more or less grouchy, he don't act any more like a nervous wreck than usual. Torchy The mad revels were inaugurated by the Pippin Brothers, who attempted to drag some163 grouchy music out of guitars that didn't want to give up. You Should Worry Says John Henry Very anxious the Outdoor Girls looked as the grouchy old farmer came toward them. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue "She thought I was one, and that was why she was so grouchy, I see." Little Maid Marian "What, me steer a bobsled down that hill?" cried the grouchy actor, as he looked at the steep slope. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film "And things aren't done happening yet, either," went on the "grouchy" actor, but he took care not to let the manager hear him. The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays Even animals have days when they feel ugly and grouchy. The Human Side of Animals "So you got to be kind of strict—and—and grouchy—like." Tom Slade at Temple Camp Mr. Bashford always struck me as a pretty decent, square sort of chap, and not at all the familiar grouchy uncle of fiction and9 the drama. Lady Larkspur "I knew they would," was the grouchy rejoinder. The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas When other boys were apt to scowl and feel "grouchy," Fritz would come up smilingly after each and every round, ready to take punishment without limit. Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps He had an ingrowing toe nail, which sometimes made him grouchy and sour, so he was dubbed Pickles. Bumper, The White Rabbit I have seen a boy morose and surly, discouraged and grouchy in the morning. Soldier Silhouettes on our Front Sallie's temper may not have been ideal, but at least she was not of those who are grouchy before breakfast. The Stolen Singer Old Hickory was pacin' his private office, scowlin' and grouchy, as he sends the word, and it didn't take any second sight to guess he was peeved about something. On With Torchy "Not as a rule," answered the grouchy actor, who seemed to have taken a sudden interest in this matter. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida Who wants to go to grouchy old Towne's reception when you can go to a dance? Lydia of the Pines The men were so greatly discouraged and the sergeants so grouchy that at times it became almost humorous. Private Peat Norman had rid himself of that grouchy frown. Poor Man's Rock The grouch has, for years, entertained grouchy thoughts. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks "Then there's sure to be an accident," predicted the grouchy actor. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida Oh, Lydia!" cried the grouchy Miss Towne, "weren't you a dear to come clear into town for my party. Lydia of the Pines "But you knew about Fred forgetting his cigarettes, and about my bringing him some so he wouldn't be grouchy all the way home," Marion reminded him demurely. The Lookout Man We drank the coffee brought to us before dawn, in grouchy, sleepy, monosyllabic silence. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative He looks grouchy; perhaps he is vicious, and we avoid brushing against him. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks He was right grouchy about the French after this. Ma Pettengill Well, since there is nothing to change your grouchy expression, let us talk. Là-bas He was so used to Tim being grouchy when anything displeased him that he could not grasp the thought that perhaps there had been some little change. Don Strong, Patrol Leader And who that has suffered from it will blame the "grouchy man" who cannot well be otherwise. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" I don't mean to say that he was grouchy at any time. Pardners He was coming to be a grouchy nuisance round Wallace. Ma Pettengill "If I have made your mouth water so as not to have a grouchy face in front of my eyes, I have succeeded remarkably." Là-bas Especially Misha who is so grouchy lately—all seems dangerous to him. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated He is a natural born faultfinder and grouchy by nature. Laugh and Live I went back to Cripple the next day, having spent most of my money, feeling sort of grouchy and down on my luck. The Lilac Girl "Cantor seems to have let up on you, apart from being as grouchy as he knows how to be," Danny Grin observed. Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz She hoped she might never see that grouchy fat man again. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways But as a rule no one was found there but a couple of sleepy and grouchy attendants who cursed their luck at having to spend their lives in such a dull place. The Soul of a Child "Here's Max, killing himself in the bank, and Alec growing pale and grouchy in the office, and even Bob—" She was interrupted by a chorus of protests against her terms of description. Strawberry Acres Civilians sequestered in this fashion away from home are inclined to get grouchy on one another. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form Burns wasn't a bad sort, after all; just grouchy and irritable. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Then the grouchy operator slammed the door and left his guests to their own reflections. Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron It was that thought which troubled him so much and made him appear so grouchy. Frank Merriwell at Yale "Not as I knows on," was the grouchy answer. Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam Our specialty is stories about little girls who break their spines and get adopted by grouchy old men because they smile so much. This Side of Paradise The officers are a grouchy lot these days. Desert Gold "What are you so grouchy about, pet?" he inquired, chucking her under the chin. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise When the grouchy Kane offered to lend his bat matters were critical in the Star camp. The Redheaded Outfield Here, at the absurd cost of ten cents, a gloomy, grouchy individual, who threatened to become an enemy, was made into a good friend. John Barleycorn And Uncle Silas was a very "grouchy" man, and one must mind one's P's and Q's, and never be naughty, or Uncle Silas would have the law of one. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories When the bell boy came back they questioned him, but he was grouchy—feller'd only given him a dime. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California One is apt to get grouchy when young, but will always repent when he is grown up and thinks that it was pity he hadn't been a little more patient. Botchan (Master Darling) My players were a grouchy set in practice anyway, and today they were in their meanest mood. The Redheaded Outfield Over night the grouchy, obscure old gentleman changed into a sort of national hero, a European celebrity. Men in War Pink, pudgy, sensitive; always imposed upon, always grouchy and too good-natured to assert himself. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors When I first came here, I used to think the men were grouchy. King Coal : a Novel They are never petty, never disagreeable, never quarrelsome, never grouchy. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 He was like most grouchy old bachelors: he did not like small folk. The Grizzly King Piper, the grouchy actor, as he saw them come in. The Moving Picture Boys at Panama Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal If he feels grouchy or disagreeable, he is liable to postpone the case. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West This was because we believed that God was a grumpy, grouchy old gentleman, stupid, touchy and dictatorial. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others "I see you're not in bed," I told him, kind of grouchy. Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp "We don't want to get any one who is too old and grouchy, and yet the folks probably wouldn't let us go unless we did." Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners And last of all, but not least—far from it—Ted Lewis, the only grouchy fat man in captivity. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island The February letter reached her when she was grouchy—er—not well, I mean, and she changed her will, practically disinheriting him. Cap'n Dan's Daughter The "Old Man" may keep to sweep the floor a lazy, shiftless, stupid, silly, grouchy "stiff"; but when he wants some one to go on the road he looks for a live manly man. Tales of the Road He's awful grouchy when you first see him, but you should worry about that. Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp There was a bald grouchy human in the front row, he honestly believed she was talking just to him! Little Miss By-The-Day "You waiting for gasoline?" a grouchy voice demanded. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island They talk that way when they get old and grouchy. Jane Cable The man may be grouchy without assuming to give a reason therefor, but when he "beefs" he usually thinks there is cause for it. Tales of the Road He's horribly cut up over the affair,—grouchy as blazes, and flocks by himself all the time. The Flyers "Don't get peeved with me because I'm grouchy and bossy—" she flung over her shoulder at me. Little Miss By-The-Day I am sure that you are finding me grouchy and that you are going to answer me: "What difference does all that make?" The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters Let's walk fast or we'll get sleepy, and then your romantic heroine will be a grouchy Interesting People!… Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Excited and impatient voices replied from the darkness, vexed, grouchy, and querulous. Bar-20 Days Mr. Jones had been up late, for him, and he was grouchy. When Egypt Went Broke He was not only an old bear and a grouchy bear, but he was also a hater of cubs. Nomads of the North A Story of Romance and Adventure under the Open Stars Of course, it was me who was the real responsible party in the business, and Grenelli, who naturally wanted to get back on his time, felt pretty grouchy about it. The Gates of Chance Oh, I didn't mean to seem grouchy; I didn't! Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Edwards slid off the counter in Jackson's store and glowered at the pelting rain outside, perturbed and grouchy. Bar-20 Days She was just having a spell of thinking about things, sort of grouchy like. Merton of the Movies In the meantime— "Gimme my gun!" he demanded in grouchy surrender. Further Adventures of Lad Usually he is grouchy, and dangerous to hunt. Heritage of the Desert But a fat man with a grouch is inexcusable in any company—there is so much of him to be grouchy. Cobb's Anatomy He went in to mumble that he was "sorry, didn't mean to be grouchy," and to inquire as to her interest in movies. Babbitt She had been grouchy to both her parents. Merton of the Movies It is all right for a thin man to be grouchy; people will say the poor creature has dyspepsia and should be humored along. Cobb's Anatomy |
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