petulant [adjective]
Definition of petulant:
Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
Synonyms of petulant:
● Cranky
● Peckish
● Peevish
● Pettish
● Scratchy
● Techy
● Testy
● Tetchy
● Moody
● Sullen
● Grumpy
● Cross
● Whiny
Opposite/Antonyms of petulant:
Sentence/Example of petulant:
The petulant child stomped his foot when he didn't get his way.
Her petulant remarks annoyed everyone in the room.
The petulant teenager slammed the door in frustration.
The petulant customer demanded to speak to the manager.
The petulant employee complained about everything.
The petulant child threw a tantrum in the store.
The petulant teenager refused to help with the chores.
The petulant boss made everyone miserable.
The petulant patient snapped at the nurse.
The petulant child whined until he got what he wanted.
The petulant teenager rolled her eyes at her parents.
The petulant customer returned the merchandise without a reason.
The petulant employee quit the job after one day.
The petulant child refused to share his toys.
The petulant teenager argued with everyone.
The petulant customer complained about the food.
The petulant employee was always late for work.
The petulant child threw a fit at the playground.
The petulant teenager slammed her bedroom door.
The petulant customer demanded a refund.
The petulant employee was fired for poor attitude.
The petulant child refused to eat his vegetables.
The petulant teenager argued with her siblings.
The petulant customer complained about the service.
The petulant employee was always blaming others.
"I sha'n't tell you," came the petulant retort from the girl.
She shrugged her shoulders with a petulant pessimism her youth made amusing.
Are you mistress of the petulant, the peevish, and the sullen tone?
For the first time, too, there was a petulant vein in his attitude toward me.
Smiled, and made him ashamed of his petulant gift there, before them.
"Ruth Morton won't last," remarked a third, in a petulant voice.
A voice, a petulant female voice, called from the head of the stairs.
His voice was squeaky and petulant, like that of a child who is suddenly forbidden a toy.
Her own words had been little more than a petulant outburst.
Sally shrugged her shoulders with the petulant gesture of a naughty child.