Definition of petulance in English:

petulance

noun ˈpɛtʃʊl(ə)nsˈpɛtʃələns

mass noun

The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
a slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice
Example sentencesExamples
- The old petulance, the bearlike hunching ill-temper of his bachelor days has vanished.
- Anger would have been misplaced, petulance completely out of character.
- Calderwood was so angered by the petulance he refused to acknowledge his midfielder.
- I have never seen him descend to such a depth of petulance and spitefulness that he reached last night.
- Exhibiting a petulance last season, it has been alleged that he would throw tantrums if substituted in youth matches.
Synonyms
peevishness, bad temper, ill temper, pettishness, pique, impatience, irritability, moodiness, sulkiness, snappishness, touchiness, waspishness, irascibility, tetchiness, testiness, querulousness, fractiousness, cantankerousness, grumpiness, grouchiness, crabbiness, ill humour, spleen
sullenness, surliness, sourness, churlishness, ungraciousness
Northern English mardiness
informal whinginess
North American informal crankiness, a sore head

Definition of petulance in US English:

petulance

nounˈpɛtʃələnsˈpeCHələns

The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
a slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice
Example sentencesExamples
- Exhibiting a petulance last season, it has been alleged that he would throw tantrums if substituted in youth matches.
- I have never seen him descend to such a depth of petulance and spitefulness that he reached last night.
- Anger would have been misplaced, petulance completely out of character.
- The old petulance, the bearlike hunching ill-temper of his bachelor days has vanished.
- Calderwood was so angered by the petulance he refused to acknowledge his midfielder.
Synonyms
peevishness, bad temper, ill temper, pettishness, pique, impatience, irritability, moodiness, sulkiness, snappishness, touchiness, waspishness, irascibility, tetchiness, testiness, querulousness, fractiousness, cantankerousness, grumpiness, grouchiness, crabbiness, ill humour, spleen

词汇	petulance
释义	Definition of petulance in English: petulance noun ˈpɛtʃʊl(ə)nsˈpɛtʃələns mass noun The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered. a slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice Example sentencesExamples The old petulance, the bearlike hunching ill-temper of his bachelor days has vanished. Anger would have been misplaced, petulance completely out of character. Calderwood was so angered by the petulance he refused to acknowledge his midfielder. I have never seen him descend to such a depth of petulance and spitefulness that he reached last night. Exhibiting a petulance last season, it has been alleged that he would throw tantrums if substituted in youth matches. Synonyms peevishness, bad temper, ill temper, pettishness, pique, impatience, irritability, moodiness, sulkiness, snappishness, touchiness, waspishness, irascibility, tetchiness, testiness, querulousness, fractiousness, cantankerousness, grumpiness, grouchiness, crabbiness, ill humour, spleen sullenness, surliness, sourness, churlishness, ungraciousness Northern English mardiness informal whinginess North American informal crankiness, a sore head Definition of petulance in US English: petulance nounˈpɛtʃələnsˈpeCHələns The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered. a slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice Example sentencesExamples Exhibiting a petulance last season, it has been alleged that he would throw tantrums if substituted in youth matches. I have never seen him descend to such a depth of petulance and spitefulness that he reached last night. Anger would have been misplaced, petulance completely out of character. The old petulance, the bearlike hunching ill-temper of his bachelor days has vanished. Calderwood was so angered by the petulance he refused to acknowledge his midfielder. Synonyms peevishness, bad temper, ill temper, pettishness, pique, impatience, irritability, moodiness, sulkiness, snappishness, touchiness, waspishness, irascibility, tetchiness, testiness, querulousness, fractiousness, cantankerousness, grumpiness, grouchiness, crabbiness, ill humour, spleen
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