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Meanings of cranky in английском

Easily irritated or annoyed.

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(Used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail.

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Usage of cranky in английском
1
His methods, once dismissed as cranky and left-field are now accepted practice.
The Irish Times
2
Though there could be a million explanations, that, too, made me cranky.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
3
She's getting used to the gravity, but the drugs make her cranky.
Abaddon's Gate
4
He's cranky as a bear with toothache when we're still setting up.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
5
I was cranky thinking about what I was about to see, Lego.
Wired
6
Above all, you try not to get cranky, purely out of self-preservation.
The Irish Times
7
At seven I rolled myself out of bed, feeling cranky and bedraggled.
Two for the dough
8
She often mentions this theory her pastor has about cranky little bees.
News.com.au
9
You're grumpy now, you'll be real cranky when you arrive in town.
Nothing to lose
10
Everyone wants a baby, not a cranky toddler or a fractious six-year-old.
Arcadia falls
11
Tessa ground her pink gums together and made a cranky growling sound.
Mom over miami
12
They were all too heavy and they were cranky to a degree.
Woodcraft
13
All-nighters took their toll, and it made me cranky to admit it.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
14
He was that cranky at times there was no living with him.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
15
Those flat bottomed boats with their large heavy awnings are very cranky.
Three Months of My Life
16
On an ordinary day, she was bound to get a little cranky.
Shadow fall
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United States of America
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