Mood And Emotions Vocabulary

adjective a term used to describe someone who is easily irritated or grumpy

• The professor was feeling cranky after grading papers all night.
• My mom gets really cranky when she's hungry.
• I don't know why he's so cranky today, must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed.
• The old car was cranky and took a while to start in the cold weather.

verb to bend the body into a hunched position

adjective bent over or forward with the back and shoulders rounded

• The elderly man sat hunched over his cane, struggling to stand up.
• I noticed Sarah hunched over her desk, deep in thought.
• Why are you hunched over like that? You look like a hunchback.
• The weight of the world had him hunched over with worry.