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Meanings of petulant in английском

Easily irritated or annoyed.

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Usage of petulant in английском
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Emphasising the feel good factor in Julian's petulant possessiveness is surely misguided.
The Irish Times
2
Yvonne felt petulant toward these people she had liked only minutes before.
The lovers
3
Lem knew he sounded petulant, but he also knew he was right.
Earth Unaware
4
Corona was silent; it was her only weapon when he became petulant.
Saracinesca
5
No longer petulant or impatient, he appeared sunk in the deepest despondency.
The Rival Crusoes
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He called himself a fool and went home in a petulant mood.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
7
She was as petulant as a child; she felt like shedding tears.
The Nine-Tenths
8
And tomorrow, I'll start my new life as... She looked suddenly petulant.
Alpine for You
9
Ford answered the petulant demand as one bears with a spoiled child.
Empire Builders
10
Cigarette gave a little petulant twist to the tap of her wine-barrel.
Under Two Flags
11
The voice had now grown stronger, with a petulant tone through it.
The Tides of Barnegat
12
She shrieked out, very much after the manner of a petulant child.
Verner's Pride
13
For all of his sixty-plus years he looked like a petulant child.
Hunter's moon: a novel
14
Then with a petulant mosquito whine the Nissan accelerated away into traffic.
Provenance
15
And her tone was almost petulant as she refused to sing again.
The Mysterious Key and What It Opened
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She passed on and heard her husband's petulant voice in her ear.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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