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moodiness





NOUN
sullenness
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Archie's reluctance to attend school began in 2022, but initially Ms Bryson thought it was just teenage moodiness.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2025

Yet “Venetian Vespers,” for all its moodiness, is elegantly compressed—the central drama occupies only a few days—and the conspiracy at its core is convincingly tawdry.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Skidmore, 25, had a group of friends as a teenager that accepted his moodiness, but he could never get close to anyone.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2025

Some relish the end of menstruation and concerns about unplanned pregnancies, while others dread the possibililty of hot flashes, moodiness, and other unpleasant symptoms.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2024

It is his idea to flood the whole area beyond the set in a blue light, which is a masterstroke—it will both make the stage look less vast and lend the production a foreboding moodiness.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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