cranky
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈkræŋki/
- You just get cranky when you're tired, that's all.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I remember just how cranky and complaining I was.
- And I remember just how cranky and complaining I was.
- But me on the other hand, I get so cranky if I don't have my own personal space.
- Like he just does not go to bed and then he gets cranky.
- He has a lot of like anger issues and he gets cranky a lot.
- I don't I think he was a little cranky with them.
- But they were so cranky and they were like starving.
- Is that well, no, Marvin is simplistic because Marvin is just cranky.
- Well, when I was little, when I used to get cranky, people would call me Mad Dog.
- because I don't feel like it, I'm cranky. I'm not a morning person. Whatever the hell your excuse is,
- And children throw tantrums and break things and throw up at random times and get tired and hungry and cranky.
- She is cranky, she is sad, she is grieving and unhappy and a little bit spoiled as well.
- You, you know, you sweat and you get hot and you get cranky and, you know, and, and it's not that rewarding until you get fit.
- So there will always be parts of the day when I'm cranky but it just feels.
Examples
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But me on the other hand, I get so cranky if I don't have my own personal space.
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If I don't get my sleep, I'm cranky.
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The little boy is no longer cranky and will attempt to remain as such.
Fiction book (1993) -
His dad was tired and cranky the whole way there and back.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm just a little tired and cranky.
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Their daughter, Eve, sixteen months old, who has been cranky for days, is crying in her room.
Fiction book (1998) -
She said she gets really cranky when she gets hungry.
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Jack, I don't like saying this, but you've been extra cranky lately.
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He's a little cranky.
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If I skip breakfast, I tend to get cranky by lunchtime.
Synonyms
143
1.0
Feeling a little angry or bothered by something small
80
1.7
Easily annoyed and in a bad mood
56
3.1
Feeling annoyed or a little angry because something keeps bothering you
33
7.2
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
30
3.7
Quick to become annoyed or angry
25
5.4
Feeling easily annoyed and in a bad mood
23
4.4
Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working
22
9.6
Quick to become annoyed and show a bad mood
22
8.5
Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with
20
3.9
Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood
20
8.2
Acting easily annoyed and impatient about small things
15
7.1
Slightly annoyed because someone was rude or unfair
8
9.9
Being hard to control and easily annoyed, often causing trouble
6
8.8
Often in a bad mood and easily annoyed by small things
6
4.2
Quick to get angry or easily annoyed
5
7.8
Quick to get annoyed by small things
4
5.7
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
3
5.6
Quick to become annoyed or upset
3
9.5
Often bad-tempered and easily annoyed, like a grumpy older person
2
9.4
Often complaining in a whiny, unhappy way
2
9.1
Gets angry easily about small things
1
8.6
Annoyed and easily upset so you speak in a short angry way
1
8.1
Being easily annoyed by small things
1
9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
1
9.1
Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended
1
9.9
Easily annoyed and quick to complain about small things
1
8.9
Quick to get annoyed about small things
1
8.9
Easily annoyed by small things
1
8.3
Becoming easily annoyed and acting in a bad-tempered way
Being easily annoyed and bad-tempered, often showing impatience
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cranky comes from the word crank, which once meant 'bent' and also named a handle on a machine that turns with sudden, uneven movements. That image of quick, odd changes helps you remember why a cranky person gets upset or annoyed easily.