Crossword clues for grump
grump
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"ill-humor," 1727, in humps and grumps "surly remarks," later the grumps "a fit of ill-humor" (1844), then "a person in ill humor" (1900); perhaps an extended sense of grum "morose, surly," which probably is related to Danish grum "cruel;" or perhaps suggested by grumble, grunt, etc.
Wiktionary
n. a habitually grumpy or complaining person vb. 1 (context intransitive English) to complain 2 (context intransitive English) to be grumpy
WordNet
n. a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, crank, churl, crosspatch]
Usage examples of "grump".
How would it be possible to head off a calamitous grump if this continued?
Longarm hated to get cussed out by such a skilled grump when his heart was pure.
The imperious grump was Justice of the Peace Silas Hall, and he had to be so grumpy because it was an election year.
There was one point at which Grumps stopped short, however, and ceased to follow his friend, and that was when he rushed headlong into the lake and disported himself for an hour at a time in its cool waters.
Then Crusoe would prick up his ears and stretch out at full gallop, clearing ditch, and fence, and brake with his strong elastic bound, and leaving Grumps to patter after him as fast as his four-inch legs would carry him.
Poor Grumps usually arrived at the village to find both dog and master gone, and would betake himself to his own dwelling, there to lie down and sleep, and dream, perchance, of rambles and gambols with his gigantic friend.
Grumps was there, and all that Grumps did was to sit on his haunches and stare at Fan and Crusoe, and wag his tail as well as he could in so awkward a position!
This was addressed to Grumps, who came forward innocently, and sat down to listen to the conversation.
If Crusoe bounded away, which in the exuberance of his spirits he often did, Grumps was after him like a bundle of mad hair.
If people trod upon him accidentally, which they often did, Grumps uttered a solitary heart-rending yell proportioned in intensity to the excruciating nature of the torture he endured, then instantly resumed his position and his fascinated stare.
It was really quite interesting to watch this unblushing, and disinterested, and utterly reckless display of affection on the part of Grumps, and the amiable way in which Crusoe put up with it.
He was very old, and his thoughts were slow and somewhat ossified, like his grumps, but in time they got there.
Grumps always said that I had no heart, and, so far as green fly are concerned, Grumps was certainly right.
Grumps has gone, and there is no new Grumps to refer to, and therefore I can only consult my own wishes, perhaps if you really wish to, Philip, why, Philip, you may.
Roxham, several letters, amongst them one from Grumps and one from Uncle Tom.