All 3 Uses of
petulant
in
Seventeenth Summer
- Dollie sat down backwards suddenly with her legs sprawled in front of her and cried with a petulantly accusing voice, "Johnnie, you pushed me on purpose!" and everyone laughed.
Chpt June *petulantly = unreasonably annoyed or upset
- The dog sat up on her hind legs, begging with petulant squeaks, till I set her bowl on the floor.†
Chpt July
- "Fitz, win me something," Margie cried, in her petulant going-steady voice.†
Chpt Augu
Definition:
-
(petulant) unreasonably annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset