Meredith seemed to sense the tension and grew cranky as the meal progressed.

He also begins to grow increasingly cranky and crotchety.

He has grown cranky and secretive in his old age.

I want to grow old and cranky with you, Remy.

After so many hours of congeniality, the children grow cranky as bedtime draws near.

In developing countries, however, he sometimes grew famously cranky.

The doorman warned that Madonna's neighbors were growing cranky; eventually she began using a back entrance.

He was a very powerful witch-wizard-but had grown cranky and bored in his old age.

He has grown cranky and ill-tempered, as Chairmen always do in their final decades.

His collection got musty and he grew cranky.