grumpy

Preposition: at

• time: Only he can look amused and grumpy at the same time.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• get: She is a bit nervous and can get a bit grumpy so needs to be in a home without young children or other cats.
• look: Daisy is looking a bit grumpy above because she was not playing at that stage.

Modifies a noun

• git: It's been a tough week and a grumpy old git needs an early night.
• sod: Don't worry - i'm a grumpy old sod too.
• crab: Grumpy Crab: Waiting for a bus, of course!
• mood: Someone in grumpy mood provides a challenge for the science of happiness.
• man: Cabe was a brown Burmese, a classic grumpy old man of 19, whose owner has died.
• driver: A good night was had by all; even the grumpy coach driver could not spoil the night!

Modifying Another Word

• rather: I was frozen stiff, hungry and by now rather grumpy.
• very: You can leave your luggage with some very grumpy men with steel luggage trolleys.
• quite: Anyone who has looked after rabbits knows that they are inquisitive, often cheeky and playful, and sometimes quite grumpy.
• so: I can't think why they were so grumpy; they had the Indians in the back doing all the hard work.
• little: They had both seemed fine at the pet shop, well they were a little grumpy at being woken up.
• even: You begin to feel tired, out of sorts, even grumpy.

Used with adjective complement

• get: I'm also getting grumpy with the people around me.
• feel: If you're not feeling quite as grumpy as most investors seem to be these days, this company is worth a look.
• look: Willie looked grumpy; an unseemly display of emotion.
• become: Please note: Most dog bites happen in Summer as overheating can cause the dog to become very grumpy.
• wake: Sometimes I wake up grumpy, other days I let him sleep!