Refunfuñón in english
Grumbling
pronunciation: grʌmbəlɪŋ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: grʌmbəlɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures
refunfuñón = grumpy ; curmudgeonly ; cantankerous ; bad-tempered ; crusty ; crabby ; ornery ; in a mard ; grouch ; in a huff.
Example: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Example: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Example: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Example: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Example: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters.Example: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Example: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Example: She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week.Example: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.Example: She is short with the waiter, always in a huff, and by the time the waiter gets to us, he is upset.