| 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 |
| petulant | adj merengus: she left the room with a ~ toss of the head, dia merengus memalingkan mukanya lalu meninggalkan bilik itu; the child became ~ when he was left behind, budak itu merengus apabila ditinggalkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| huff | n; in a ~, sedang /merengus, marah/; /leave, go off/ in a ~, pergi /sambil merengus, dgn marah/: he went off in a ~ after being ticked off by the boss, dia pergi sambil merengus selepas dimarah oleh bos; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peevishly | adv dgn merengus: the child threw the toy away ~, dgn merengus budak itu mencampakkan mainannya ke lantai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crab 2 | vi be ill-tempered, merengus-rengus: to ~ without cause, merengus-rengus tanpa sebab; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| huffy | adj 1. in a huff, merengus: don’t be so ~, jangan suka merengus; 2. touchy, mudah tersinggung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| surly | b. (of looks, voice, etc) merengus: when she asked the boy if he wanted some tea, all the answer she got was a ~ “no”, apabila dia bertanya pd budak itu sama ada dia hendak minum teh, jawapan yg diterimanya hanyalah “tidak” dgn suara yg merengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crabby | adj merengus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fractious | adj peevish, (of child) meragam; (of adult) marah-marah, merengus: the old lady was ~ today, wanita tua itu marah-marah saja hari ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sour | c. (of mood) tdk baik; d. (of remark) merengus; 3. (of soil) masam: they drained and limed the ~ pastureland, mereka menyalirkan air dan mengapuri tanah yg masam itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |