gruntled
- adjective
- /ˈɡrʌntəld/
- Archaic
:
malhumorado
- The gruntled servant muttered complaints under his breath as he worked.
Examples
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After losing the game, she was noticeably gruntled and refused to join the celebration.
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He sat in the corner looking gruntled after the argument with his friend.
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He was quite gruntled after missing the bus.
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Why is she looking so gruntled today?
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After losing the match, he sat alone, feeling gruntled and sulking in silence.
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The gruntled employee expressed his discontent about the new policies to his coworkers.
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She was obviously gruntled after her favorite team lost the game.
Synonyms
76
1.7
Easily annoyed and in a bad mood
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4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
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3.9
Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood
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5.0
Quietly angry and not wanting to talk to others
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8.6
Annoyed and easily upset so you speak in a short angry way
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4.4
Feeling annoyed and often complaining about things
Being bad-tempered and easily offended
Showing irritation and wanting to be left alone
Antonyms
How Grumpy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gruntled can also mean 'sullen' or 'grumpy' and this sense links to the simple word grunt, the low sound people make when they are unhappy, so to be gruntled here is like being in a sulky mood.