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petulance
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piqued(adjective, kvetching, uncontent)
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put out(expression, adjective, unhappy, annoyed, irritated)
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querulant
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querulousness
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quibbling(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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rebellious
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repining
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resentful
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restive
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restless
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scolding
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scrappy(adjective, difficult, critical, sour, discontented)
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short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
snappy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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snarling
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splenetic(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, critical)
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squawk
1
sullen(adjective, mean, irritable, annoyed, irritated)
1
surly(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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