Angry mood
51pet — I. n. 1. Fondling, darling, favorite. 2. Angry mood, fit of peevishness, miff (colloq.). II. a. Favorite, especially liked, petted. III. v. a. Fondle, indulge, caress, make much of …
52tiff — I. n. Pet, miff, rage, passion, fume, fit of anger, angry mood. II. v. n. (Rare.) Quarrel, wrangle, bicker, spar, jangle, have words, fall out, have an altercation, be at variance, be in a pet …
53in a strop — British informal in an angry mood …
54slow burn — UK / US noun [singular] informal something, especially an angry mood, that develops slowly into something powerful …
55fume — [[t]fyum[/t]] n. v. fumed, fum•ing 1) chem. Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; poisonous fumes of carbon monoxide[/ex] 2) an irritable or angry mood:… …
56pet — 1) a favourite ; a pet lamb ; a petted child, a favourite, humoured, or indulged child. N. 2) in a PET, in an angry mood. North. So PETTISH. Milton uses it to express a fit or humour (Comus.) …
57bad temper — noun a persisting angry mood • Syn: ↑ill temper • Hypernyms: ↑anger, ↑choler, ↑ire • Hyponyms: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑ …
58ill temper — noun a persisting angry mood • Syn: ↑bad temper • Hypernyms: ↑anger, ↑choler, ↑ire • Hyponyms: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑ …
59slow burn — Informal. a gradual building up of anger, as opposed to an immediate outburst: I did a slow burn as the conversation progressed. * * * slow burn noun A slow or delayed but finally strong response, reaction, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑slow * * * slow… …
60moody — mood|y [ mudi ] adjective 1. ) likely to become unhappy or angry for no particular reason 2. ) creating a feeling of sadness or mystery: moody lighting ╾ mood|i|ly adjective ╾ mood|i|ness noun uncount …