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moodiness





NOUN
sullenness
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"When he was on social media, he was more social … more talkative with us," Mau says, though, she adds, his moodiness may also simply be the "teenage years".

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

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

They brought on a mental haze, and the frustration of struggling against it led to more moodiness and outbursts, Ola recalls.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024

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

Then six weeks passed—the six weeks between Columbus Day and that 911 call—and I still had not caught the moodiness that was deepening in my friend.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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