peevishly

[US]/'pi:viʃli/
[UK]/ˈpivɪʃlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation


adv. på en dårligdommet eller irritable måde

Phrases & Collocations

she spoke peevishly

hun talte småligt

he answered peevishly

han svarede småligt

complained peevishly

klagede småligt

Example Sentences

She peevishly complained about the slow service at the restaurant.

Hun klagede surt over den langsomme service på restauranten.

He peevishly rejected all of my suggestions without even considering them.

Han afviste surt alle mine forslag uden at overveje dem.

The child peevishly refused to eat his vegetables.

Barnet nægtede surt at spise sine grøntsager.

She peevishly slammed the door on her way out.

Hun smækkede surt døren, da hun gik ud.

He peevishly criticized every little mistake I made.

Han kritiserede surt enhver lille fejl, jeg lavede.

The customer peevishly demanded a refund for the faulty product.

Kunden krævede surt en refusion for det defekte produkt.

She peevishly insisted on having her own way during the meeting.

Hun insisterede surt på at få sin egen vej under mødet.

He peevishly grumbled about having to work late again.

Han brokkede sig surt over at skulle arbejde sent igen.

The cat peevishly swiped at anyone who tried to pet it.

Kattens surt slog efter enhver, der prøvede at klappe den.

She peevishly rolled her eyes at his lame excuse.

Hun rullede surt med øjnene af hans dårlige undskyldning.

Real-world Examples

What are you laughing at? Pinocchio asked peevishly.

Hvad griner du af? Pinocchio spurgte surt.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

" To whom do they belong? " the businessman retorted, peevishly.

” Til hvem tilhører de? ” spurgte forretningsmanden surt.

Source: The Little Prince

" No, no, " his father said, peevishly.

” Nej, nej, ” hans far sagde surt.

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 2)

The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly.

Mundvigene hang surt.

Source: Veil

She replied peevishly; 'They are no children of mine'.

Hun svarede surt; 'De er ikke mine børn'.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

" What art goin' to do" ? she said, rather peevishly.

” Hvad har du tænkt dig at gøre”? spurgte hun ret surt.

Source: Adam Bede (Part One)

" Oh — it means — you must think what you mean, " said Ben, rather peevishly.

” Åh – det betyder – du må tænke over, hvad du mener,” sagde Ben ret surt.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

" You're off your base; it isn't like him to forget things, " Adams returned, peevishly.

Du er ude af trit; det er ikke som ham at glemme ting, ” Adams svarede surt.

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 2)

" We must accept" ? he echoed peevishly. " I don't see you offering to become the ninth Lady Frey, Cat" .

Vi må acceptere”? han gentog surt. ” Jeg ser dig ikke tilbyde at blive den niende Lady Frey, Cat”.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

At all events, Hepzibah had fully satisfied herself of the impossibility of ever becoming wonted to this peevishly obstreperous little bell.

Under alle omstændigheder havde Hepzibah fuldstændigt tilfredsstillet sig selv med umuligheden af at vænne sig til denne surt og utålmodigt larmende lille klokke.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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