petulantly
2
8.1
- adverb
- /ˈpɛtʃələntli/
:
con malhumor
- Olmstead lapsed into a fuming silence, rattling the ice in his glass and glancing petulantly at the slow-moving bartender.
- said petulantly
- petulantly asked
- complained petulantly
Examples
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"No," she said, a little petulantly, as if she thought he might insist.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Aw, Mommmmm!" The prince drummed her heels petulantly against the stonework.
Fiction book (1993) -
"To get beyond it," I said petulantly, "you have to do it."
Fiction book (1995) -
"What do you mean, all right?" the father asked petulantly.
Fiction book (1996) -
"All right," I said petulantly.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Hey," she said petulantly, "you guys knocked us out of line."
Fiction book (1990) -
"I don't understand you anymore," Taylor said petulantly.
Fiction book (2000) -
"You haven't even noticed my new tattoo," she said petulantly.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I didn't notice any 'Old' or 'New,'" I said, a trifle petulantly, I'm afraid.
Fiction book (2000) -
She crossed her arms and pouted petulantly when she didn't get her way.
Synonyms
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
1
7.6
In a short angry way that shows you are annoyed
1
8.1
In an annoyed, grumpy way
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
1
6.6
In a worried and restless way
1
7.5
By being quiet and not joining others to show someone is annoyed
1
9.4
In a complaining way that shows annoyance
1
7.8
To act in an annoyed or offended way
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
In a childish bad-tempered way about small things
In an annoyed and impatient way
In a bad mood and easily annoyed
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
In a bad mood and complaining
In a low, complaining way that shows you are unhappy
In a short, sharp way that shows annoyance
In an annoyed way that shows irritation or anger
In an annoyed or frustrated way
In a way that shows someone is upset by pushing the lips forward
To act in a childish way
In an angry way that shows someone gets annoyed easily
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Petulantly comes from the Latin root petere, which means 'to seek' or 'to push', and is the same root behind words like compete and petition. So, to act petulantly is like making a quick, childish 'push' for what you want, showing impatience or sulkiness.