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!'
p. 49.2petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- If that creature knew how bitter, he'd be ashamed to cloud its removal with idle petulance.
p. 72.3petulance = 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.
p. 114.2 *petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- Now, let us have no petulance.
p. 141.1petulance = 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!'†
p. 163.7
Definition:
unreasonably annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset