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Another word for petulant

Modifier
    2. See also:

    irritable

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Sentence Examples

  • Fred gave the woman a petulant little boy look but then smiled and patted her arm.

  • You need to respect that, because the next time you throw one of your petulant hissy fits, I swear to God, I will install so much sound proofing in this room, you will never hear another note.

  • One is that it is better to act like a mature adult than a petulant child in regards to filing Twitter lawsuits.

  • petulant voice cried: " Oh, stop it!

  • petulant tone, in which important matters jostle with others of less significance.

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