how to pronounce cranky

/ˈkɹæŋkiː/

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cranky is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of cranky in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it's just me being cranky I suppose I …”

meaning of cranky

Cranky means irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy.

cranky frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word cranky occurs in english on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cranky can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cranky can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;