cranky

Meanings

• adjective

  Feeling irritable and difficult to please; grumbling and complaining.

  - "She was in a cranky mood after a long day at work."
  - "The cranky old man refused to help the children cross the street."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

shaky

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cranky
ankle , hanky , rankly , spanky

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Variants

List of all variants of cranky that leads to same result
crankier , crankiest , crankily , crankiness , crankinesses , cranky

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'churned up' or 'stirred up' in the 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cranky' is also used in aviation to describe an aircraft that is behaving erratically.

2. In the 19th century, 'cranky' was used to describe a type of steam engine.

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Related Concepts

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1. irritability: A state of feeling easily annoyed or provoked.

2. grumbling: Muttering or complaining, often in a discontented way.

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Culture

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In literature, 'cranky' is often used to describe a character who is irritable or difficult.

How to Memorize "cranky"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a grumpy person with a frown and crossed arms.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of being irritable or difficult.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the letter C for 'cranky' and the feeling of being 'Cranky and Cross'.

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