peevishly

ˈpiːvɪʃli
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Translation of peevishly into German

Adverb

irritation

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with an annoyed or irritated manner
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  • She spoke peevishly when asked about the delay.Sie sprach gereizt, als sie nach der Verzögerung gefragt wurde.
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Synonyms and analogies of peevishly in English

adv.irritablytestilyMore synonyms

Examples of peevishly in a sentence

  • The child peevishly refused to eat vegetables.

Translations of "peevishly" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
gereiztadv.

She answered the question peevishly, clearly irritated by the repetition.

Sie beantwortete die Frage gereizt, eindeutig genervt von der Wiederholung.

She looked at him peevishly after he interrupted her story.

Sie sah ihn gereizt an, nachdem er ihre Geschichte unterbrochen hatte.

They peevishly argued about who would do the chores this week.

Sie stritten sich gereizt darüber, wer diese Woche den Haushalt erledigen würde.

He turned away peevishly, signaling he didn't want to talk anymore.

Er drehte sich gereizt weg und signalisierte, dass er nicht mehr reden wollte.

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Other translations for peevishly:

  • missmutigadv.
  • verdrossen

peevishly: Examples and translations in context

They peevishly debated the same topic yet again during the meeting.

Sie diskutierten gereizt wieder einmal dasselbe Thema während des Meetings.

He peevishly asked why everyone always ignored his suggestions.

Er fragte gereizt, warum immer seine Vorschläge ignoriert würden.

He peevishly voiced his displeasure about the delayed train.

Er äußerte gereizt seinen Unmut über den verspäteten Zug.

The dog barked peevishly at the delivery person outside.

Der Hund bellte gereizt den Lieferanten draußen an.

He peevishly reminded her of the rules she had broken yesterday.

Er erinnerte sie gereizt an die Regeln, die sie gestern gebrochen hatte.

In the prison he bore himself pathetically, peevishly, but never ignobly.

Tasso benahm sich in der Gefangenschaft pathetisch und gereizt, aber nie unedel.

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