Don't get all petulant and whiny.
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Petulant
/ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/
Synonyms for "petulant" (154 found)
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arbitrarybad-temperedbeefingbellyachingbiliousbitchingcantankerouscapriciouscaptiouscattycholericcomplainingcomplaintfulcrabbedcrabbingcrabbycrankycroakingcrosscrotchety
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Related words (77)
moanfulmoodymotivelessmournfulmurmuringmutteringnaggingnaggynotionalout of humorpeevishperversepettishpindlingplaintiveplangentpricklypulingquarrelsomequerulant
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querulousquickquirkyrebelliousresentfulrestiverestlesssensitiveshort-temperedshrewishsnappishsnappysorrowfulsourspleneticsulkysullentemperamentaltersetestytouchyululantunacceptingunaccommodatinguneasyunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhappyunreasonableunrestrainedunsatisfiedvagariousvagrantvixenishvixenlywailfulwantonwaspishwaywardwhimperingwhimsicalwhiningwhiny
Adjective(12 words)
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriespetulant attitudepetulant behaviorpetulant moodpetulant remarkspetulant replypetulant tone
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11 total sentences available.
Stop acting like a petulant child every time you don't get your way.
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The obedient children suddenly turned into petulant teenagers.
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What a petulant child!
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