Cranky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

easily irritated or annoyed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæŋki/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈaŋki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈaŋki/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæŋki/.

Examples

an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

petulant fractious tetchy peckish scratchy peevish crank irritable pettish nettlesome techy tender tippy testy

Parts of Speech

adjective	(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
adjective	easily irritated or annoyed “an incorrigibly fractious young man”

Word Forms

crank	noun	a bad-tempered person
crankiness	noun	a fussy and eccentric disposition
fractiousness	noun	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
irritability	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
peevishness	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
pettishness	noun	a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
petulance	noun	an irritable petulant feeling
testiness	noun	feeling easily irritated
tetchiness	noun	feeling easily irritated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschroben

(von Booten verwendet) neigt dazu, unter Segel leicht zu krängen

🇫🇷French

excentrique

(utilisé pour les bateaux) incliné à gîter facilement sous voiles

🇪🇸Spanish

de maniático

(usado para barcos) inclinado a escorarse fácilmente navegando a vela

🇮🇹Italian

irritabile

(usato nelle barche) incline a sbandare facilmente sotto vela

🇳🇱Dutch

chagrijnig

(gebruikt voor boten) die onder zeil gemakkelijk overhellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritadiço

(usado em barcos) inclinado a tombar facilmente sob a vela

🇷🇺Russian

капризный

(используется для лодок) склонен легко крениться под парусом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पागल

(नावों का उपयोग) पाल के नीचे आसानी से एड़ी पर झुका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

(নৌকা ব্যবহার করা) পালের নিচে সহজে হিলের দিকে ঝুঁকে পড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

(படகுகளில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) படகில் எளிதாக குதிக்க சாய்ந்திருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్చిగా

(పడవలను ఉపయోగిస్తారు) నౌకాయానం కింద సులభంగా మడమ తిప్పడానికి మొగ్గు చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विक्षिप्त

(नौक्यांचा वापर केलेला) पालाखाली सहजपणे टाचांवर झुकलेला

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાહિયાત

(બોટનો ઉપયોગ) વહાણની નીચે સહેલાઈથી હીલ તરફ વળેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ

(ದೋಣಿಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ) ನೌಕಾಯಾನದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಹಿಮ್ಮಡಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്തൻ

(ബോട്ടുകൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്) കപ്പലിനടിയിൽ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ കുതികാൽ കയറാൻ ചായ്വുള്ളതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕ੍ਰੈਂਕੀ

(ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ) ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਡੀ ਵੱਲ ਝੁਕ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خبطی

(کشتیوں کا استعمال) جہاز کے نیچے آسانی سے ایڑی کی طرف مائل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡思乱想

（用于船只）在航行时容易倾斜

🇯🇵Japanese

気難しい

(ボートで使用) 帆の下で簡単にかかとが傾いてしまう

🇰🇷Korean

까다로운

(보트에 사용됨) 항해 중 쉽게 기울어지는 경향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cáu kỉnh

(dùng để chỉ thuyền) nghiêng dễ dàng dưới cánh buồm

🇹🇭Thai

บ้าๆบอ ๆ

(เรือ) โน้มเอียงแล่นใต้ใบเรือได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mudah marah

(Digunakan untuk perahu) cenderung mudah miring di bawah layar

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

(ginamit ng mga bangka) hilig sa takong sa paglipas ng madaling sa ilalim ng layag

🇲🇾Malay

rewel

(digunakan perahu) cenderung untuk bertumit dengan mudah di bawah layar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غريب الأطوار

(تستخدم في القوارب) تميل إلى الانزلاق بسهولة تحت الشراع

🇮🇷Persian

بداخلاق

(از قایق استفاده می شود) که به راحتی در زیر بادبان پاشنه می اندازد

🇹🇷Turkish

huysuz

(teknelerde kullanılır) yelken altında kolayca eğilmeye meyilli

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבני

(בשימוש בסירות) נוטה לעקב בקלות מתחת למפרש

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