| If I sometimes seem grouchy or disoriented, remember that like Walt Whitman I contain multitudes. |
| Thus McCarthy occasionally came across as gruff or grouchy in this World Cup and some reporters took delight in this. |
| Maria in the morning was an entirely different entity from Maria the rest of the day, and twice as grouchy and irritable. |
| Because Papa grew so grouchy and irascible as his health failed, I wondered at times how many people really liked him. |
| Thus confined to bed and therefore incredibly grumpy and grouchy, she made life difficult for anyone visiting her. |
| It came across as something of a head scratcher, like a grouchy surfer getting territorial over an epic swell. |
