Definition of petulant in English:

petulant

adjective ˈpɛtjʊl(ə)ntˈpɛtʃələnt

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
he was moody and petulant
a petulant shake of the head
Example sentencesExamples
- Sometimes she reminds me of a petulant child holding its breath to get its way.
- By midnight, he was pouting like a petulant kid being kept after school.
- It's all because I am consumed by trying to make it work right away, like some petulant child.
- I can also become unpleasant and then behave like a petulant child.
- After all, she is a teenage girl and they tend to be somewhat melodramatic, whiny and petulant.
- She's as assertive and capable as he is petulant and out of his element.
- Mattie had come in like some petulant kid and thrown himself in a corner.
- Like a petulant child you indulged your temper, but you did so using that most dangerous of weapons, a car.
- His reputation is that he's only interested in winning and that he's a petulant loser.
- They were so refreshing compared to the petulant teenagers she was around all morning.
- But now he was behaving like a petulant child and she simply could not imagine what had gotten into him.
- He had his arms folded and was sneering like a petulant brat.
- I cycled off, leaving him to glower after me like a petulant teenager.
- Though personally brave, he was petulant and totally lacking in judgement - a mere shooting star.
- The film reveals him as a petulant child, given absolute authority!
- He was petulant all day and was earlier booked for mouthing-off at the referee.
- Iaina pouted, resembling a petulant child instead of the full grown woman she was.
- This all makes for incredibly depressing viewing, not helped by Pfeiffer's petulant, sulky, scowling presence.
- At the same time, he was given to sobbing and rages like a petulant child.
- They can simultaneously be revered as heroes on the park and behave like petulant children in the street.
Synonyms
complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, fractious, fretful, irritable, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, on edge, edgy, impatient, bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric
peevish, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, pettish, cross, impatient, irritable, moody, in a bad mood, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, waspish, irascible, tetchy, testy, querulous, fractious, captious, cantankerous, grumpy, complaining, whiny, fretful, huffish, huffy, pouty, disgruntled, crabbed, crabby, ill-humoured

Derivatives

petulantly

adverb ˈpɛtjʊl(ə)ntli

I looked up at this elegant, slender woman blessed with a large and loving family and plenty of resources and said, rather petulantly, ‘But she could find something else to do.’
Example sentencesExamples
- But I have to petulantly admit that when I've capitulated and carried out their wishes, their ideas do feel right.
- She proceeded to sit next to her loving husband, poking him variously in the ribs and face, and petulantly pushing his chair.
- The defender was booked, as was Greg Strong for petulantly kicking the ball off the spot.
- It is crucial that, if early decisions go against them, Celtic's players do not react petulantly and adopt a persecution complex.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'immodest'): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- 'impudent' (related to petere 'aim at, seek'). The current sense (mid 18th century) is influenced by pettish.

compete from early 17th century:
This word is from Latin competere in its late sense ‘strive or contend for (something)’: the elements here are com- ‘together’ and petere ‘aim at, seek’. As well as giving us competition (early 17th century) this is also the source of competent (Late Middle English); while petere gives us: impetus [M17] and impetuous (Late Middle English) ‘seek towards, assail’; petition (Middle English) an act of seeking for something; petulant (late 16th century) originally immodest in what you seek; and repeat (Late Middle English) seek again.

Definition of petulant in US English:

petulant

adjectiveˈpɛtʃələntˈpeCHələnt

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
he was moody and petulant
a petulant shake of the head
Example sentencesExamples
- Iaina pouted, resembling a petulant child instead of the full grown woman she was.
- At the same time, he was given to sobbing and rages like a petulant child.
- She's as assertive and capable as he is petulant and out of his element.
- After all, she is a teenage girl and they tend to be somewhat melodramatic, whiny and petulant.
- I cycled off, leaving him to glower after me like a petulant teenager.
- His reputation is that he's only interested in winning and that he's a petulant loser.
- They can simultaneously be revered as heroes on the park and behave like petulant children in the street.
- But now he was behaving like a petulant child and she simply could not imagine what had gotten into him.
- They were so refreshing compared to the petulant teenagers she was around all morning.
- He had his arms folded and was sneering like a petulant brat.
- By midnight, he was pouting like a petulant kid being kept after school.
- Sometimes she reminds me of a petulant child holding its breath to get its way.
- This all makes for incredibly depressing viewing, not helped by Pfeiffer's petulant, sulky, scowling presence.
- Mattie had come in like some petulant kid and thrown himself in a corner.
- Though personally brave, he was petulant and totally lacking in judgement - a mere shooting star.
- Like a petulant child you indulged your temper, but you did so using that most dangerous of weapons, a car.
- I can also become unpleasant and then behave like a petulant child.
- It's all because I am consumed by trying to make it work right away, like some petulant child.
- He was petulant all day and was earlier booked for mouthing-off at the referee.
- The film reveals him as a petulant child, given absolute authority!
Synonyms
complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, fractious, fretful, irritable, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, on edge, edgy, impatient, bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric
peevish, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, pettish, cross, impatient, irritable, moody, in a bad mood, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, waspish, irascible, tetchy, testy, querulous, fractious, captious, cantankerous, grumpy, complaining, whiny, fretful, huffish, huffy, pouty, disgruntled, crabbed, crabby, ill-humoured

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘immodest’): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- ‘impudent’ (related to petere ‘aim at, seek’). The current sense (mid 18th century) is influenced by pettish.

单词	petulant
释义	Definition of petulant in English: petulant adjective ˈpɛtjʊl(ə)ntˈpɛtʃələnt (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered. he was moody and petulant a petulant shake of the head Example sentencesExamples Sometimes she reminds me of a petulant child holding its breath to get its way. By midnight, he was pouting like a petulant kid being kept after school. It's all because I am consumed by trying to make it work right away, like some petulant child. I can also become unpleasant and then behave like a petulant child. After all, she is a teenage girl and they tend to be somewhat melodramatic, whiny and petulant. She's as assertive and capable as he is petulant and out of his element. Mattie had come in like some petulant kid and thrown himself in a corner. Like a petulant child you indulged your temper, but you did so using that most dangerous of weapons, a car. His reputation is that he's only interested in winning and that he's a petulant loser. They were so refreshing compared to the petulant teenagers she was around all morning. But now he was behaving like a petulant child and she simply could not imagine what had gotten into him. He had his arms folded and was sneering like a petulant brat. I cycled off, leaving him to glower after me like a petulant teenager. Though personally brave, he was petulant and totally lacking in judgement - a mere shooting star. The film reveals him as a petulant child, given absolute authority! He was petulant all day and was earlier booked for mouthing-off at the referee. Iaina pouted, resembling a petulant child instead of the full grown woman she was. This all makes for incredibly depressing viewing, not helped by Pfeiffer's petulant, sulky, scowling presence. At the same time, he was given to sobbing and rages like a petulant child. They can simultaneously be revered as heroes on the park and behave like petulant children in the street. Synonyms complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, fractious, fretful, irritable, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, on edge, edgy, impatient, bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric peevish, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, pettish, cross, impatient, irritable, moody, in a bad mood, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, waspish, irascible, tetchy, testy, querulous, fractious, captious, cantankerous, grumpy, complaining, whiny, fretful, huffish, huffy, pouty, disgruntled, crabbed, crabby, ill-humoured Derivatives petulantly adverb ˈpɛtjʊl(ə)ntli I looked up at this elegant, slender woman blessed with a large and loving family and plenty of resources and said, rather petulantly, ‘But she could find something else to do.’ Example sentencesExamples But I have to petulantly admit that when I've capitulated and carried out their wishes, their ideas do feel right. She proceeded to sit next to her loving husband, poking him variously in the ribs and face, and petulantly pushing his chair. The defender was booked, as was Greg Strong for petulantly kicking the ball off the spot. It is crucial that, if early decisions go against them, Celtic's players do not react petulantly and adopt a persecution complex. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'immodest'): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- 'impudent' (related to petere 'aim at, seek'). The current sense (mid 18th century) is influenced by pettish. compete from early 17th century: This word is from Latin competere in its late sense ‘strive or contend for (something)’: the elements here are com- ‘together’ and petere ‘aim at, seek’. As well as giving us competition (early 17th century) this is also the source of competent (Late Middle English); while petere gives us: impetus [M17] and impetuous (Late Middle English) ‘seek towards, assail’; petition (Middle English) an act of seeking for something; petulant (late 16th century) originally immodest in what you seek; and repeat (Late Middle English) seek again. Definition of petulant in US English: petulant adjectiveˈpɛtʃələntˈpeCHələnt (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered. he was moody and petulant a petulant shake of the head Example sentencesExamples Iaina pouted, resembling a petulant child instead of the full grown woman she was. At the same time, he was given to sobbing and rages like a petulant child. She's as assertive and capable as he is petulant and out of his element. After all, she is a teenage girl and they tend to be somewhat melodramatic, whiny and petulant. I cycled off, leaving him to glower after me like a petulant teenager. His reputation is that he's only interested in winning and that he's a petulant loser. They can simultaneously be revered as heroes on the park and behave like petulant children in the street. But now he was behaving like a petulant child and she simply could not imagine what had gotten into him. They were so refreshing compared to the petulant teenagers she was around all morning. He had his arms folded and was sneering like a petulant brat. By midnight, he was pouting like a petulant kid being kept after school. Sometimes she reminds me of a petulant child holding its breath to get its way. This all makes for incredibly depressing viewing, not helped by Pfeiffer's petulant, sulky, scowling presence. Mattie had come in like some petulant kid and thrown himself in a corner. Though personally brave, he was petulant and totally lacking in judgement - a mere shooting star. Like a petulant child you indulged your temper, but you did so using that most dangerous of weapons, a car. I can also become unpleasant and then behave like a petulant child. It's all because I am consumed by trying to make it work right away, like some petulant child. He was petulant all day and was earlier booked for mouthing-off at the referee. The film reveals him as a petulant child, given absolute authority! Synonyms complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery, fractious, fretful, irritable, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, miserable, morose, on edge, edgy, impatient, bitter, moody, in a bad mood, grumpy, huffy, scratchy, out of sorts, out of temper, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, sullen, surly, sulky, sour, churlish, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric peevish, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, pettish, cross, impatient, irritable, moody, in a bad mood, sulky, snappish, crotchety, touchy, waspish, irascible, tetchy, testy, querulous, fractious, captious, cantankerous, grumpy, complaining, whiny, fretful, huffish, huffy, pouty, disgruntled, crabbed, crabby, ill-humoured Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘immodest’): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- ‘impudent’ (related to petere ‘aim at, seek’). The current sense (mid 18th century) is influenced by pettish.
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