| cantankerous | adj perengus dan banyak kerenah: a ~ old man, lelaki tua yg perengus dan banyak kerenah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grumpy | adj (colloq), (bersifat) perengus: a ~ old man, orang tua yg perengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fretful | adj irritable, complaining, perengus, merungut-rungut, bersungut-sungut; (of baby) meragam: a ~ old woman, perempuan tua yg perengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| churlish | adj a. bad-tempered, merengus; (habitually) perengus, suka merengus: is he always ~ on Monday mornings?, adakah dia sentiasa merengus pd setiap pagi Isnin?; a bad-tempered, ~ bus conductor, konduktor bas yg suka marah-marah dan perengus; b. impolite, kurang sopan: it was rather ~ of him to reject the president’s invitation, kurang sopannya dia menolak undangan presiden. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| churl | n perengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ill-tempered | adj perengus, pemarah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ill-natured | adj perengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| harridan | n perempuan tua yg /pemarah, perengus/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grumpiness | n (colloq) sifat perengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ill-humoured | adj (of person) perengus, pemarah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |