All 5 Uses of
petulant
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'Oh, Nelly!' she added petulantly, jerking her head away from my hands, 'you've combed my hair quite out of curl!'
Chpt 8petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- If that creature knew how bitter, he'd be ashamed to cloud its removal with idle petulance.
Chpt 10petulance = unreasonable annoyance or upset OR tendency to be unreasonably annoyed or upset
- At other times, she would turn petulantly away, and hide her face in her hands, or even push him off angrily; and then he took care to let her alone, for he was certain of doing no good.
Chpt 15 *petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- Now, let us have no petulance.
Chpt 18petulance = unreasonable annoyance or upset OR tendency to be unreasonably annoyed or upset
- I set the extinguisher on the flame, receiving as I did so a slap on my hand and a petulant 'cross thing!'†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(petulant) unreasonably annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset