Definition of Petulance
characterized by being bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want
Examples of Petulance in a sentence
After getting a shot, the infant showed increased signs of petulance and would not stop crying. 🔊
Symptoms of migraines include pain, blurred vision, and petulance. 🔊
Because Carrie’s petulance caused her to always be in a bad mood, nobody wanted to be around her. 🔊
John’s petulance made him dislike all the things he normally favored. 🔊
Even though she is a grown woman, Mary exhibits a child-like petulance when she does not get her way. 🔊
My husband’s petulance ruined what otherwise would have been a fantastic evening. 🔊
After being fouled out of the basketball game, the player displayed his petulance by kicking over a chair. 🔊
When Travis was going through alcohol withdrawal, his feelings of petulance scared off his family. 🔊
Miley had a look of petulance on her face when a fan interrupted her meal to ask for an autograph. 🔊
While he was writing, the author became ill-tempered and showed a great deal of petulance. 🔊
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