The crabby old woman on the block who yells at the kids for making too much noise, calls the police at the slightest provocation, and looks out of her window stealthily to spy on the neighbors' activities. Her tone of voice encompasses the range from a raspy mumble to a barked "Eh!" when she is crabby, her dominant mood.
That saha down the street called the police again because my grandson'sballoonpopped outside.
