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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Grouchy
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The sounds could have been the products of grouchy heating pipes, unfastened shutters, or a loose joist.
--- What does "grouchy" mean here?
The sounds could have been the products of grouchy heating pipes, unfastened shutters, or a loose joist.
--- What does "grouchy" mean here?
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Hi, The pipes are making noises similar to the sounds of a person who is bad-tempered or complaining. Clive
- Hi, The pipes are making noises similar to the sounds of a person who is bad-tempered or complaining.
- Clive
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Hi,
The pipes are making noises similar to the sounds of a person who is bad-tempered or complaining.
Clive
The pipes are making noises similar to the sounds of a person who is bad-tempered or complaining.
Clive
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"grouchy", meaning "irritable" or "grumpy", is normally applied only to people. Here the author is playing with the fanciful idea that the pipes were making a grumbling noise because they were in a bad mood.
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